A 28-year-old female serial kidnapper has been detained by police in Lagos State for allegedly abducting two children.
In a statement released on Sunday in Ikeja, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, spokesman for the police, confirmed the arrest.
According to him, the suspect abducted a boy aged three in Lagos and a boy aged seven in Oyo State.
“The suspect abducted the three-year-old boy on Oct. 27 at Ejigbo area of Lagos State.
“She was arrested at Omi-Adio near Ibadan on Nov. 12 with another victim, a seven-year-boy whom she had kidnapped at Olopo Meta in Ibadan.
“Investigation led to the rescue of the three-year-old boy at Akute area of Ogun the same day the suspect was arrested,’’ Hundeyin added.
Investigations had revealed the suspect to be the boy’s parents’ next-door neighbour, from whom she had demanded N55,000 in exchange for the return of the child.
“Thereafter, she took the boy to her friend’s shop at Akute and begged the friend to babysit the child while she went shopping, but never returned.
“The suspect travelled to Oyo State after leaving Akute, kidnapped the seven-year-old, demanded and received N20,000 from his parents before she was eventually arrested,’’ Hundeyin stated.
According to Hundeyin, the three-year-old was dropped off with the suspect’s acquaintance, who then informed the police at Ojodu Abiosun Division in Akute about the abandoned youngster.
He added that the two kidnapped kids had been found unharmed and were back with their relatives.
