Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen yesterday attacked a maternity hospital in Nkpologwu, Agusta Local Government Area of Anambra state, where they whisked away four newborn babies. The locals were left in confusion as the reason for taking babies in a cradle does not only appear wired and strange but also a new trend in the area. Though the detail of the incident at the time of filling in this report was still sketchy, a source confirmed that the incident happened late evening on Tuesday, but was made public yesterday.
According to the source, “It happened in our community on Tuesday night and people have been discussing it since Wednesday morning. They said some gunmen stormed the hospital (name withheld) and took away four babies from the hospital.
“From the information we got from the residents around the community, no one was injured, and no one was killed in the attack too. The motive for the invasion of the hospital is not known to anyone.
“Some people said they could have taken the babies to sell them to childless individuals, but others are saying it could be for ritual purposes” he added.
Efforts to confirm the incident from the police proved abortive as a call put to the police spokesperson, DSP Ikenga was returned negative.
Ikenga said, “I don’t have such a report before me now but I will make findings and get back please.”
