Incident Overview

On September 2, 2025, around 4 a.m. at a security checkpoint at Miami International Airport, a troubling incident unfolded when a 23-year-old woman, Alvina Omisiri Agba, allegedly attempted to abduct a 4-year-old boy by claiming he was her child.People.com

According to the Miami‑Dade Sheriff’s Office and reported by People and NBC Miami:

Agba approached the child and his mother, offering to help calm the crying boy. The mother consented and handed him over.
After receiving the child, Agba began walking away, asserting, “No, this is my child.”People.comNBC 6 South Florida
The mother tried to retrieve her son, at which point Agba physically resisted—pushing the mother, and wrapping her arms and legs around the child to prevent him from moving.People.comNBC 6 South Florida

Witness Intervention

Amidst the chaos:

Bystander Naylet Montano, herself a mother, saw Agba gripping the child.
Montano intervened decisively—she “grabbed him and ran,” then shielded him behind a counter to protect him from Agba’s attempts to take him back.People.com
Agba reportedly followed, attempting to reach under the counter to reclaim the child.
At that moment, three men stepped in, placing themselves between Montano and Agba to block any further attempts.People.comNBC 6 South Florida

Meanwhile, law enforcement was alerted and found Agba at another checkpoint, where she was arrested. In her explanation, she insisted she was simply trying to calm the child and later said that “God told her” to take him.People.comNBC 6 South Florida

Summary

A woman offered to help a crying 4-year-old at an airport checkpoint—but then claimed the child was hers and attempted to walk off with him.
Multiple witnesses—a mother (Montano) and three men—intervened to block the woman and protect the child.
Agba was subsequently detained and charged with battery and interference with custody, held on a $3,500 bond.People.com

Incident Overview