An 18-year-old nanny, Covenant Bassey,
who allegedly abducted her employer’s one-year-old son, David Robinson,
in the Satellite Town area of Calabar, Cross River State, has been
arrested.
Our correspondent gathered that Bassey
was arrested at about 7am on Monday in a motor park in the Onne area of
Port Harcourt, Rivers State, by policemen attached to the Eleme
division, who intercepted Bassey while allegedly attempting to sell the
baby.
PUNCH Metro had reported on Monday that the police launched a manhunt for Bassey for allegedly abducting the baby.
It was reported that the nanny, who was
employed by the Robinsons on January 2, 2016, absconded with the boy on
Friday at about 2pm.
The father, Ekpedeme Robinson, reported the matter at the Airport Police Division, Calabar.
The boy’s mother said
that Bassey, who showed no sign of irresponsibility since she was
employed, also packed some clothes and shoes from the house, before
fleeing.
On Monday Bassey was arrested, while the boy had been rescued from her.
It was gathered that the police in
Rivers State informed the Airport division, Calabar, about the arrest,
which in turn informed Ekpedeme, the boy’s father.
Ekpedeme reportedly travelled from
Calabar to Port Harcourt on Monday and met the nanny and his boy at the
station, while the police were taking statements from the suspect.
The Cross River police spokesperson,
John Eluu, confirmed the arrest, adding that the police were making
plans to bring the boy and the nanny back to Calabar.
He said, “The nanny was arrested in
Eleme, Port Harcourt on Monday. We are making plans to bring them back
to Calabar. We are going to find out her intentions and how she carried
them out.
“For now, the boy is still in Port Harcourt and the nanny is still talking to the police.”
A police source told our correspondent
that the nanny was intercepted by the police at a trailer park in Onne,
Port Harcourt by the Eleme division, where she was trying to sell the
baby.
“David and the nanny were found on
Monday at a trailer park in Onne, where she was trying to sell the baby.
She is yet to admit that, but the evidence is clear. She left Calabar,
Cross River, and came to Port Harcourt, Rivers State, with the baby
without her employer’s consent. This is sufficient suspicion,” he added.
Speaking with PUNCH Metro on the telephone, the father, Ekpedeme, said he had seen David at the police station in Port Harcourt.
He said, “I had to travel to Port
Harcourt this morning (Monday) after the Divisional Police Officer in
Airport, Calabar, called me that my boy had been found. While at Eleme, I
saw the nanny and my boy. He is with me now. I have not spoken with the
nanny. The police are taking a statement from her.
“My boy does not have any health
condition. He is sound. We are still with the police. I want to thank
all who showed concern for us.”
SOURCE: PUNCHMETRO
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