3year old girl who was abducted in Lagos, has been found in Ogun

On Sunday, April 19, two unidentified men
sneaked into the Surulere Baptist Church,
Ojuelegba Road, Lagos State premises and
abducted a three-year-old girl, Oluwabunmi
Ajelero.
According to reports by Punch, the girl was
playing with other children on the church
premises at about 1pm when the
kidnappers came in through the back of the
church and tricked her out with Gala before
whisking her away on a motorcycle.
Oluwabunmi’s parents and other members
of the church were inside the church
immersed in the service when the incident
happened.
The service stopped when one of the
toddler’s playmates alerted the congregation
to the incident.
Apparently, the captors had pretended as
members of the church and established
rapport with children in the church.
The victim’s father, Oladapo Ajelero, said
the captors had contacted him on the
phone after, telling him to cooperate. He,
however, said they had yet to request any
ransom.
He said, “It happened around 1pm on
Sunday. The children finished their service
before us and were playing on the church
premises; Oluwabunmi was among them.
“Suddenly, one of her friends rushed in and
said two men had lured and taken her away
through the back of the church. Some
people in the area said they saw her sitting
between two men on a motorcycle. I learnt
they escaped through Nathan Street.
“Our hearts are broken, we don’t know
what to do anymore. They have called and
instructed me to cooperate. I am still
expecting their calls, but for now they have
not asked for any ransom.”
Oladapo explained further that one of his
relatives went to Surulere Police Station to
report, but he was told to come back and
make a formal statement after 24 hours of
the girl’s abduction.
The little girl has now been found and
rescued in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on
Monday by the police and reunited with her
parents.
The Lagos Police spokesperson, DSP
Kenneth Nwosu said Olawunmi had been
rescued by a police team drawn from
divisions in the state, adding that he was
not aware that the family paid any ransom.
He said, “The child has been found in
Abeokuta, Ogun State and reunited with her
parents. Investigations are ongoing to track
down the kidnappers.”