The Police in Ogun State have arrested a 39-year-old man for allegedly stealing a two-month-old baby from his sleeping mom.

Olakunle Agbaje allegedly sneaked into the apartment of the mother of the stolen baby, Marufu Taiwo, and removed the baby from her side while she slept.

The incident reportedly occurred at 32, Odukoya Street, Adesan in Mowe in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the state.

The Police Public Relations Officer in the State, Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement on Monday, said the suspect was arrested on Saturday following a complaint at the Mowe division headquarters.

Oyeyemi,

“While the suspect was tiptoeing out of the room, the mother of the child woke up and raised the alarm consequent upon which distress call was made to the police.

“On receiving the information, the DPO Mowe division, Marvis Jayeola, quickly moved to the scene with his men where the suspect was promptly arrested.

“On interrogation, the suspect who first claimed that he strayed into the woman’s room unknowingly later started begging for mercy with the plea that he didn’t know what pushed him to do what he did.”

The PPRO, however, said the Commissioner of Police in the state, Bashir Makama, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to the state Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation.