By Abdallah el-Kurebe, Editor
#TrackNigeria: The Lagos Police Command on Monday said it rescued the two-year old baby girl kidnapped on March 24 at the Mountain of Fire Ministry Church in Agege, Lagos.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Bala Elkana in a statement issued Monday also confirmed that two suspects were arrested while attempting to collect a ransom.
He further stated that acting on credible intelligence at 08.00am on Monday and the Divisional Police Officer, Igando Police Station, CSP Taiwo Kasumu, led his plain clothed surveillance men on the trail of the suspects.
According to Elkana, the suspects had abducted the baby, one Esther Ojo, two years old, from the MFM Regional Headquarters at Agege on March 24, 2019 at 12:30 p.m.
“The kidnappers, one Nwaigbo Magnus and Sixtus Osunwoke Egwim, already demanded a ransom of an undisclosed amount from the parents of the baby and the church.
“The kidnappers continued to change the venue of the collection of the ransom within the Igando axis for over four hours, until they were rounded up by the police.
“Upon interrogation, the DPO followed up on available information and the baby was recovered from a hidden den and reunited with the parents, Mr and Mrs Jame Oladipo Ojo, and other well wishers, all crying for joy,” he said.
The PPRO said the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Zubairu Muazu, directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to investigate and charge the suspects to court.
