A nurse has been accused of stealing a baby after she was caught with a newborn outside of the hospital where she works.

According to reports, the nurse was seen standing by the side of the road, with the baby who still had its placenta intact.

Upon interrogation, she claimed she was waiting for the mother of the baby.

However, bystanders didn’t believe her. They asked her to call the woman who gave birth to the baby on the phone, adding that they will not let her go until they see the woman she claims is the baby’s mother.

When interrogated, the nurse said she works at Mother of Mercy Hospital & Maternity Okpoko.

She was however accused of planning to sell the baby at Upper Iweka by Owerri Road in Onitsha.