# Four arrested for stealing newborn from mentally-ill woman

- Published: 2026-09-22T06:30:28.511Z
- Updated: 2026-09-29T12:00:52.115Z
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- Topics: Conflict, war and peace, Economy, business and finance
- Involves: Abia Police, Abia State, Abia State Police Command, Arrest of four suspects for allegedly stealing a newborn in Abia State, Arrest of four suspects over conspiracy, child stealing and trafficking in Abia, Discovery of 28 human bodies and human bones in the Umuaku and Nneato forest, Abia, Maureen Chinaka, Ministry of Women Affairs, Rapid Response Squad, Ugochukwu Precious, Umuaku and Nneato forests, Umunneochi

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- 2026-09-22T06:30:28.511Z - Punch: [Four arrested for stealing newborn from mentally-ill woman](https://punchng.com/four-arrested-for-stealing-newborn-from-mentally-ill-woman/)
- 2026-09-22T09:00:41.384Z - Punch: [Police arrest four over conspiracy, child trafficking in Abia](https://punchng.com/police-arrest-four-over-conspiracy-child-trafficking-in-abia/)
- 2026-09-25T06:00:30.807Z - Punch: [Police arrest suspected motorcycle, drug dealer in Abia](https://punchng.com/police-arrest-suspected-motorcycle-drug-dealer-in-abia/)
- 2026-09-26T01:00:12.676Z - Punch: [Abia command nabs man over gun possession](https://punchng.com/abia-command-nabs-man-over-gun-possession/)
- 2026-09-26T07:01:28.174Z - BBC News Yoruba: [Èèyàn mẹ́rin wọ gàù fún jíjí ọmọ ọjọ́ mẹ́rin gbé lọ́wọ́ ìyá rẹ̀ tó ní àrùn ọpọlọ - BBC News Yorùbá](https://www.bbc.com/yoruba/articles/c68jd274jg8lo)
- 2026-09-28T11:00:47.702Z - Punch: [Police recover 28 human skulls, bones from Abia forest](https://punchng.com/police-recover-28-human-skulls-bones-from-abia-forest/)
- 2026-09-28T13:05:14.190Z - BBC News Yoruba: [Ta ló ni agbárí èèyàn 28 àti ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ egungun èèyàn táwọn ọlọ́pàá rí nínú aginjù ní Abia? - BBC News Yorùbá](https://www.bbc.com/yoruba/articles/cm62eyx7776zo)
- 2026-09-29T12:00:52.115Z - MyJoyOnline: [Remains of dozens of suspected kidnap victims found in Nigerian forests - MyJoyOnline](https://www.myjoyonline.com/remains-of-dozens-of-suspected-kidnap-victims-found-in-nigerian-forests-2/)

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