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Tension has enveloped Amaraku Market in the Isiala Mbano council area of Imo state, following the stealing of a seven-month-old baby by a suspected child traffic syndicate, last Friday.

It was gathered the incident caused pandemonium within the area as residents continued to assist in the search for the missing child.

An eyewitness, who is a trader but does not want her name mentioned, narrated the incident saying a suspected child trafficker targeted the crying baby wrapped on her mother’s back, while the mother was selling at her shop.

The suspect approached the woman and offered to assist her carry the crying baby. She even collected a wrapper from the mother of the child.

However, as the mother of the child was busy selling her wares, the suspected child trafficker disappeared with the baby.