Two women have been held by the police in connection with the disappearance of a newborn baby delivered at a herbal home by a woman, Ajimoh Bola, in Lagos State.
The owner of the home, Mrs. Ifadodiyomi Bolanle, 59 and a 61-year old Lawal Abisola were arrested over the disappearance of the baby girl from the home.
The incident happened at Bolanle Ifadodiyomi Herbal Home located at Onilude Street, Atobaje area of Agege, Lagos.
According to Police sources, the suspects allegedly conspired and took the baby to an unknown place without informing the mother, Bola.
However, when the nursing mother did not see her baby, she raised an alarm and reported to the police. The suspects were then arrested and detained at the station for interrogation.
At the Elere Police Division, where they were detained for interrogation, they reportedly confessed that they took the baby from the mother for treatment in another hospital for an undisclosed deformity.
The child was later recovered.