One-month-old baby stolen from a saloon in Juba's Custom Market. (Photo: File)

The woman who abducted a one-month-old baby from a saloon in Juba has been arrested in Yirol, Lakes State.

Police Spokesperson Daniel Justin also confirmed that the baby has been rescued.

General Justin told Eye Radio that the suspected child trafficker has been transferred to Juba, where she will be subjected to investigations before being prosecuted.

“We managed through phones and [the] Communication Authority help us to locate the suspect and we locate her towards Yirol and we managed to arrest her,” he said.

“So, now she was arrested and an investigation is going on the child of course is very young it will be handed over to the parents then from there the case will go to court.”

Major General Daniel Justin adds that an arrangement is underway to hand over the child to the rightful parents.

The woman was arrested in Yirol County by the Criminal Investigation Department of the police, and the child is under custody of the special protection unit in Juba.

On Wednesday, December 21, 2022, a woman identified as Mammy allegedly kidnapped two siblings from a saloon at 10 AM at Custom market in Juba.

Information that the family conferred to Eye Radio indicated that the suspect – who resided in Muniki residential area, had called Winnie Naphtali – mother of the missing children to accompany her to a nearby saloon.

Winnie then took her children along upon a request of the unfamiliar family friend, before Mammy disappeared with the two kids – 4-year-old Kiden Naphtali and one-month-old Gloria Naphtali.

The suspected trafficker later abandoned one of the kids at a shop in Custom Market.

However, after the father of the suspect heard the news on Eye Radio, he suspected his daughter and called the husband to confirm if she arrived Yirol with a small baby.

The suspect’s husband then found out and handed her to the authority.