Hyacinth Chinweuba
The Lagos State Police, has rescued a two year old baby kidnapped in Mountain of Fire Church Agege.
The Police also arrested two suspects in connection with the crime.
According to DSP Bala Elkana, the police spokesperson in Lagos State, “Acting on a credible intelligence, the Divisional Police Officer, Igando Police Station, CSP Taiwo Kasumu led his plain cloth surveillance men on the trail of suspected kidnappers who abducted one baby Esther Ojo, the victim is 2 years old from MFM regional Headquarters, Agege on 24th March, 2019 at 12:30pm”
The kidnappers one Nwaigbo Magnus and Sixtus Osunwoke Egwim already demanded ransom of undisclosed amount from the parents of the baby and the church.
The kidnappers continued to change the venue for the collection of ransom within Igando axis for over 4 hours until they were rounded up by the police.
Upon interrogation, the DPO followed up on available information and the baby has been recovered from a hidden den and reunited with the parents, Mr and Mrs Jame Oladipo Ojo and well wishers all crying for joy.
The Commissioner of Police Lagos State, CP Zubairu Muazu mni directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to investigate and charge the suspects to Court.