Female customer flees with 2-month baby in Lagos market

The abduction of a two-month-old baby, Kudus Adebowale, by a customer has unsettled traders at a market in the Badagry Roundabout area of Lagos State.


Kudu’s mother, Mrs. Alimat Adebowale, sells biscuits in the market, while the suspected abductor was identified simply as T-girl.

The said T-girl was well known to most of the traders in the market and had lived in the community for over four years until a few months ago when she travelled.

T-girl was said to have returned to the neighbourhood last week and went to the market, where she was treated to a warm reception around 9am on Thursday.

It was gathered that she approached Alimat, who was breastfeeding the baby, Kudus, and took the child under the guise of playing with him.

She reportedly strapped Kudus to her back afterwards and sat on a chair behind his mother, who was busy attending to customers.

“Nobody knew when she (T-girl) disappeared from the market with the b