Parents TAKE CAUTION! How 5 Children Narrowly Escaped Being Kidnapped in Ogun State
Adebayo, a resident of Isheri-Olofin, Ogun State, was arrested by the Ogun State Police Command, after he was caught with five children, he allegedly abducted from the community.
Adebayo, who had moved into the community four days earlier and started squatting with a friend, had lured the children out of the neighbourhood under false pretence of taking them somewhere for a treat.
The five rescued kids, according to Punch have been identified as Tunde, 6; Kehinde, 6; Ayo, 7; Ayomide, 8; and Basirat, 8.
It was gathered that some parents of the kids and a large number of residents had attended a church crusade on Sunday, while the children played around.
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Adebayo, however used the opportunity of the ongoing Church programme in the community to abduct the children. The abduction took place on October 8, around 6pm.
He allegedly picked the children randomly in the community. Immediately he abducted the children, he moved to Kara bus stop, where he wanted to charter a car. He was about to board a bus when a resident, who was returning from Mowe, Ogun State, met him at the bus stop with the children.
When the woman asked where the children were being taken to, the suspect reportedly rambled, making her to raise the alarm.
Another resident, Taiwo Adetunji, said policemen from the Ojodu Abiodun division were alerted to the incident and the suspect was arrested.
”A church crusade was held in the community on Sunday, October 8, at about 6pm, which many people attended. The man moved into the community on October 4 and he was unknown to many people. He cashed in on the programme to abduct the kids.
If the woman did not see him at the bus stop, he would have taken the five children away. We are still wondering how he managed to pick the children without being challenged by anybody.
He probably used charms because our children don’t normally follow strangers. We have never witnessed such an incident in the community before,” he said.
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Giving more details on the case, a community leader, who spoke on condition of anonymity said he collected Adebayo’s mobile phone and discovered that he had been conversing with someone, who was expected to bring a vehicle that would take the children away.
”I collected his phone and spoke with his accomplice who was talking to him. When the caller noticed that my voice was different from Adebayo’s, he terminated the call.
Since then, the person’s line has not been going through. A mob wanted to beat him up at the bus stop, but we cautioned them and handed him over to policemen from the Ojodu Abiodun division,” he added.
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Fatimo Femi, whose son and grandson were among the victims, said she was a neighbour to the suspect. She added that she was sleeping when the news of the abduction filtered into the community.
”The suspect was living with his friend in our compound, but my children don’t relate with him. I was surprised how he was able to lure them out of the house,” she said.
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The spokesperson for Oba of Isheri-Olofin, Alhaji Saudi Adeshina, said the incident had made them to beef up security in the community to prevent a recurrence.
Following Adebayo’s arrest, his friend, whom he had been squatting with, disappeared from the community, leaving residents confused.
As much as we crave for the days of old when children could play on the streets, we need to be aware of the times we live in today. Parents be watchful!
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Photo credit: Punch
Thank God for their lives oh.
Lord have mercy, why na they should have dealt with him b4 the arrival of the Policemen