5-yr-old female pupil freed by police from kidnappers
A five -year -old female pupil identified as Merit Ogor allegedly kidnapped in her school in Agbor, Delta state at the weekend regained her freedom and has been reunited with her parents.
It was gathered that the little girl was abducted in her school in Agbor by unknown gunmen, who drove her into an unknown destination where she has been held captive for the past six weeks.
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But, the police in Agbor through the Divisional Police Officer, Samuel Kwabe, confirmed to journalists that four suspects have been arrested in connection with the kidnap.
Kwabe adding that the suspects would be charged to court on completion of investigation, disclosing that the little girl regained her freedom through the efforts of his men.
According to him, the abducted girl was sold to an orphanage home in the area for N250, 000, stating that all those involved in the transaction have been arrested.
Mother of the girl, Mrs. Gloria Samuel said she was yet to come to terms with the reality of the fact that her close friend, whose name was simply given as Mariam could nurse the idea of abducting her child for sale to an orphanage
She said that “at about 12.30 pm, I got a call from my husband to inform me of the development. Thereafter, I called my friend, Mariam to also inform her because apart from being my friend she also has her daughter in the same school.
“Almost immediately, she joined me at the school, where she told me that she was at the school earlier. Then, I asked what she came to do and she said she came to give her daughter money to buy sugar for her to eat garri.
“It was at the point we became suspicious of her and other interactions with her thereafter, proved us right as she admitted taking my daughter, Merit away.”
Kwabe further disclosed that the prime suspect including the proprietress of the orphanage home were being detained alongside others for further investigation, adding that the girl had been re-united with her parents.
