Nigeria, June 25 -- There was outrage in Anambra State on Tuesday when a woman disguised as a nurse attempted to abduct newborns in a hospital in the state.

The incident, PREMIUM TIMES gathered, happened at Divine Mercy Hospital, a private facility in Awada, an urban community in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra.

Sources told this newspaper that the woman entered the hospital and claimed she was a newly employed nurse there.

According to the sources, the woman carried a nylon bag containing a nurse's gown and moved to the children's ward where she allegedly attempted to abduct some newborns.

Some video clips circulating on Facebook showed some patients and women said to have newly delivered their babies in the hospital a...