President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the alleged
abduction of babies from a hospital in Anambra state.
However, the Anambra police command and the state government
said such an incident did not happen in the state.
BACKGROUND
On Thursday, there were claims that babies — some reports had four while others
had five — were kidnapped from a hospital in Aguata LGA of Anambra.
Chukwuma Soludo, governor of Anambra, hails from Aguata LGA.
The reports stated that the abduction happened on Tuesday
night.
But when TheCable spoke with Ikenga Tochukwu, Anambra police
spokesperson, on Thursday evening, he said he did not have such information
before him.
BUHARI ASKS SECURITY
AGENCIES TO ‘SOLVE CASE’
On Friday, Garba Shehu, presidential spokesperson, in a
statement via Twitter, said Buhari expressed shock over the alleged abduction
of the babies.
“President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed shock over the
reported kidnapping of five newborn babies in Anambra State, directing that the
rising crime rate in the areas be reduced without any delay,” the statement
reads.
“The reported kidnapping occurred at Stanley Hospital,
Nkpologwu in the state. The attackers picked the babies and zoomed off.
“In expressing his
concern about the strange incident, President Buhari said this case must be
solved immediately.
“He directed that security at hospitals must be foolproof so
that attacks of this nature do not happen again.”
PRESIDENT BUHARI DIRECTS LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO SOLVE ANAMBRA BABIES’ KIDNAP
— Garba Shehu (@GarShehu) December 9, 2022
‘NO SUCH REPORT’
Speaking with TheCable on Friday, Tochukwu said the command
has no such information.
“There is no such report. All the quarters and people
concerned have reacted to this — Anambra police, the community, Anambra state
government, the hospital — have reacted,” he said.
‘REPORT
FICTITIOUS’
The Anambra state government, in a statement on Thursday,
said the report is “fictitious” and designed to create fear in the minds of
people of Anambra.
Paul Nwosu, the state commissioner for information, said
babies were not abducted in Anambra
“There are reports currently flying around the social media
by supposedly respectable national media that gunmen attacked a maternity
hospital in Anambra state and abducted four (4) new born babies,” the statement
reads.
“The report neither stated the name of the hospital nor the
identities of the mothers whose babies were abducted.
“The Government of Anambra State wishes to state in very
clear terms that the report is NOT TRUE. No such attack took place in Anambra
State and no babies were abducted.
“These are mere fictitious, sponsored through dishonest and
unethical reporters to create fear among Ndi Anambra, but they will not succeed
as the government has ensured there are enough boots on ground to protect our
people this yuletide.”
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