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NIGERIAN MAN AND ITALIAN WIFE ARRESTED FOR ABDUCTING NEWBORN BABY IN ITALY

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  Nicolas Adekeye / 3 months
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A Nigerian man, Moses Omogo Chidiebere, 43, and his Italian wife, Rosa Vespa, 51, have been arrested for abducting a one-day-old baby from a clinic in Cosenza, Southern Italy. The abduction occurred on January 22, 2025, and the couple was arrested after a three-hour-long manhunt. According to the police, Vespa posed as a nurse at the clinic and took the baby, Sofia, from the mother’s room, claiming she needed to take her to see the clinic’s pediatrician for a checkup. Surveillance footage inside the clinic showed the couple taking away the baby. When police raided their home, they found the couple celebrating the baby’s arrival with family, with the baby dressed in blue. Vespa had reportedly told relatives that they couldn’t visit the clinic while she was giving birth, claiming her baby had then been hospitalized longer due to a health issue. However, in a surprising twist, a preliminary investigations judge in Cosenza ordered the release of Chidiebere on January 25, 2025, after his lawyer claimed that he was unaware of the scheme. Chidiebere’s defense attorney, Gianluca Garritano, said that his client was convinced that his wife was really pregnant and had no knowledge of the kidnapping. “My client was considered entirely reliable when he said he believed his wife was pregnant. There are pictures portraying Moses while he kisses his wife’s belly,” Garritano said. “She even showed her husband a letter of dismissal from the clinic.” The abducted newborn, Sofia, was found to be in good health after a medical checkup and was returned home to her parents and six-year-old brother on January 24.