The police said the arrest followed a complaint lodged at the Mowe Division on May 17, 2026, at about 10am by a resident of Omo Onile, Mowe, whose four-month-old baby was allegedly stolen by one of the suspects.
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a husband and wife over their alleged involvement in child stealing and rescued three stolen children in the Mowe area of Ogun State.
The suspects were identified as Oluwarankami Kehinde Ugochukwu and her husband, Ugochukwu Mathew.
According to the police, detectives attached to the Mowe Division, led by the Divisional Police Officer, CSP Afeniforo Folake, carried out the operation that led to the arrest of the couple and the rescue of the children.
The development was disclosed in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Police Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Command, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi.
