A 23-year-old woman from England has been accused of forcibly taking a 4-year-old boy from his mother’s arms at Miami International Airport, claiming divine intervention as her motive. Alvina Omisiri Agba reportedly approached the mother and her distressed child at a security checkpoint on Tuesday morning, offering to comfort the crying boy.
Agba is said to have picked up the child and walked away, causing the mother to chase after her in a state of panic. When confronted, Agba allegedly insisted that the boy was her own. She reportedly wrapped her arms and legs around the child, pushing the mother away in the process.
A struggle ensued between the mother and Agba, with each woman holding onto different parts of the child. Naylet Montano, a bystander, intervened and managed to take the child from Agba. Three men also stepped in, forming a barrier between Montano and Agba to prevent any further attempts to take the child.
Agba left the scene but was later apprehended at another airport checkpoint following a 911 call by airport employees. Upon her arrest, Agba reportedly told police that she remembered the mother trying to reclaim her child, but her memory of the subsequent events was unclear. She claimed that she had taken the child because she believed God had instructed her to do so.
Agba also mentioned a wall with a rainbow on it, stating that she had wanted to use the image to calm the child. She has since been charged with interference with custody and two counts of battery.
Agba, a resident of Luton, England, is currently being held at Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office has yet to comment on the incident.