A newborn baby was reportedly stolen in Kaduna South, Kaduna State, Nigeria, by a woman who posed as a relative of the family, according to Legit.ng. Police have launched an investigation to locate the suspect and recover the child safely. The incident has raised concerns about the safety of infants in the area, while authorities say efforts are underway to track down the alleged abductor and reunite the baby with the family.

Police in Yobe State have arrested two individuals in connection with the death of a newborn baby girl, whose body was reportedly concealed in a box and discarded behind a mosque in Damaturu. The arrests were made following an investigation initiated after officers received a distress call on June 23, according to the Yobe State Police Command.

Premium Times reports that police on Monday arrested a suspect who allegedly admitted selling her newborn twins for N300,000 and stealing at least 13 other children for “baby factory” operators. According to the report, the suspect said she sold the children, including her own, to people involved in what she called a “baby industry.” The blurb does not identify the suspect, location, charges, or whether the children were recovered.

Nigerian troops have arrested a suspected kidnapper in Nasarawa State and rescued an abducted victim in Benue State, according to Channels Television. The arrested suspect has been handed over to the Nigeria Police for further investigation and necessary legal action. The operations form part of ongoing security efforts against kidnapping in the affected regions, though further details about the circumstances of the arrest and rescue were not provided.

The Nigeria Police Force successfully rescued a 43-year-old woman and her two-year-old son from a kidnappers’ hideout in a forest in Kwara State following a gun battle with the suspects. This information was shared by Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Aniete Okokon Iniedu, in a statement on Saturday.

The Bauchi State Police Command has recovered a stolen Opel Vectra and arrested three suspects linked to a vehicle theft operation affecting both Bauchi and Gombe states. This development followed a distress call received on June 29, 2026, from a good Samaritan who reported suspicious activity, according to police spokesperson SP Nafiu Habib.