Police Rescue Abducted Children In Lagos

Two suspects, Tewase Peter and Ternugwa Paul have been arrested by the Lagos State Command over the alleged abduction of two teenagers from Benue State.

A statement released on Monday, May 13 by the spokesperson of the command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, says the victims, Precious and Agera, were rescued from their abductees in the Ikorodu area of Lagos.

He stated that the victims were kidnapped while their mother was at the market.  

The statement in part reads

“Preliminary investigations revealed that the victims were abducted from their home in Benue State while their mother was away in the market.

After the mother’s numerous unsuccessful attempts to contact the older victim via his mobile phone, a Good Samaritan answered the phone while the suspects were not at home with the victims, and informed the mother that one of the suspects, Peter, accompanied by his friend, one Paul, had taken her daughters to Lagos with intentions to transport them to Ghana for forced labour.

Upon receiving the information at the Lagos State Police Command, detectives of the State Criminal Investigation Department busted Peter's place at Itaoluwo, Ikorodu, and rescued the victims successfully.

Investigation is ongoing to apprehend all other individuals involved in this crime. Suspects would be arraigned at the conclusion of investigations.”