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An unnamed woman has allegedly abducted an 18-month-old baby at a Catholic Church in Awada, Onitsha, Anambra State.

The victim, Chibuike Ezechukwu, was reportedly stolen from a housemaid during offering.

The Nation gathered that the suspect had pleaded with the housemaid carrying the baby to help her drop her offering, while she held the baby.

A parishioner, who spoke in confidence, said the housemaid innocently handed over the baby to her without an inkling about the woman’s intentions.

She said: “She offered to help her hold the child but before the housemaid returned from the offering, the woman had absconded …