housemaid, identified simply as Juliet, has allegedly
abducted the two children of her bosses who live on Gateway
Crescent in the Magodo, Isheri area of Lagos State.
The 24-year-old housemaid was said to have fled home with
the kids –Rafael (3), and 15-month-old Michael– who are
nephews of a Nollywood actress, Kate Henshaw, on Sunday
evening after their parents went out around 6pm.
Our correspondent gathered that the kids’ mother, Mrs.
Onajite Esharegharan, and her husband, Elvis, had decided to
go for a shopping on the fateful day in celebration of the
latter’s birthday.
It was learnt that the couple had instructed Juliet, who hails
from Osun State, to lull the kids to sleep before they left
home.
PUNCH Metro further learnt that Juliet, the children, their
grandmother and her nurse ─ who also lives in the house ─
were in the sitting room watching television, when the
generator went off. It was said that the elderly woman and
the nurse decided to retire to their respective rooms, while
Juliet went upstairs with the children.
It was when the couple came back home that the household
discovered that the housemaid had sneaked out with the
children.
It was gathered that Onajite secured the service of the fleeing
housemaid last Tuesday through a sale portal, OLX , where a
visitor, identified simply as Omolade, advertised .
Omolade had allegedly posted a number on the website for
those who were interested in a “humble” housemaid to apply
─ an advertisement to which Onajite responded. It was learnt
that Omolade eventually took Juliet to Onajite’s office.
Our correspondent visited the couple at the Unity Estate,
Ojodu, where Onajite’s aunt lives.
Onajite said, “After we came back from the church, the
children looked tired and I told Juliet to take Michael to bed
while I went to do my hair. He had not slept when I came
back. That day (Sunday) was my husband’s birthday and we
decided to have a couple’s outing. We told her to take the
children to bed immediately because they were very tired.
“We got back home at 9pm. It was Abigail, the nurse, that
opened the door for us. When we entered, everywhere was
quiet and that was when my husband became suspicious
because usually, our children would have run from upstairs to
say welcome.
“She probably deceived the kids that she was taking them to
their mum. Her telephone line and that of Omolade have been
switched off since yesterday (Sunday). We lodged complaints
at the Isheri Police Station and the Department of State
Service. The police said it was beyond their capacity, but the
DSS promised to track the housemaid down.”
Elvis, a businessman, said, “We just hope nothing is going to
happen to them. We do not have any specific suspicion as to
where she took them to.”
Onajite’s aunt, Mrs. Tina Obajuwana, said she was amazed by
the housemaid’s action despite her calm look.
“When she was introduced to me on Saturday, I thought she
would be a good woman. She looked gentle and hardly could
anyone think she is evil,” she said.
In a post on a news portal, Nairaland, Henshaw urged
members of the public to provide the family with information
that could help in locating the children.
The post read in part, “Please help spread the news. My
nephews (Rafael and Michael) have been missing since
yesterday. These boys have been kidnapped! Lord locate them
and bring them home safe and sound. Their parents left them
at home briefly with the housemaid, grandmother and a nurse.
The maid ran away with the children when the grandmother
and the nurse went to bed. When the parents returned home,
the children and maid were gone.”
The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Kenneth Nwosu,
confirmed the incident, adding that efforts were on to rescue
the victims.
He said, “There are efforts to rescue the children and
apprehend the fleeing maid. Members of the public are
encouraged to give information that will lead to the rescue of
the kids and reunite them with their parents.”

source: http://www.punchng.com/news/housemaid-abducts-bosses-two-kids/