– Young lady admits to kidnapping a friend’s baby
GANTA – A 19-year-old woman Lisa Mark, has been apprehended by Police in Saclepea, Nimba County, for the alleged kidnapping of a three-month-old baby from the Brewerville community in Montserrado County.
The incident occurred on July 26, when Lisa befriended Zinnah Kamara, the mother of the baby, who is one of a set of twins. After exchanging contact information, Lisa invited Zinnah to visit her home in Brewerville with the babies. Upon their arrival, Lisa requested permission to take one of the babies to the market to buy foodstuffs for her home, a request that Zinnah readily accepted. Zinnah’s younger sister accompanied Lisa to the market.
After completing their shopping, Lisa told Zinnah’s sister to return home while she stayed back to purchase a few more items. “We went to Red Light, and I bought plenty of things for the babies. After that, I told the little girl to go ahead, saying I would catch up with her. When she asked why I wanted to stay behind, I told her I needed to buy clothes. That’s when I took the baby,” Lisa explained.
Lisa further stated, “I didn’t turn off my phone. Zinnah would often call me, and I assured her I was bringing her baby back. When I reached Ganta, I gave Zinnah’s number to my aunt, who informed her that I was in Ganta with the baby. We continued to communicate until I left Ganta and returned to my home in Toweh Town with the baby. Once I arrived in our town, I told my family, and that’s how we ended up in Saclepea.”
According to Lisa, she kidnapped the baby to show her boyfriend’s father, who had recently returned from the United States and wanted to see his grandchild. “The only bad thing I did was not explain to my friend, but I did not take her baby with bad intentions. If that was the case, I would not have told my aunt to inform her that I was in Nimba with her baby. My boyfriend’s father wanted to see his grandchild, and that was why I took the baby to show him. After his departure, I would have taken the baby back to my friend,” Lisa told journalists.
When asked if her boyfriend was aware of her actions, Lisa said he was not informed. He believed she was a breastfeeding mother because she had traveled to Monrovia when she was eight months pregnant. However, the truth was that the child had died shortly after birth, and she felt ashamed to tell her boyfriend, whose father desperately wanted a grandchild.
Lisa explained that her boyfriend and his father left for the United States after hearing about her deeds. “My boyfriend’s father came to take him to America, and they have left already. They were angry with me when they heard about what I did,” she said tearfully, pleading with her friend to forgive her, insisting her actions had no evil motive.
Meanwhile, the baby has been returned to Zinnah in Montserrado County, while Lisa remains in police custody pending further investigation.
