Our 3 year old girl, OLUWABUNMI AJELERO, got
MISSING today @ Surulere Baptist Church 52/54,
Ojuelegba road, Surulere.
Strange men walked into the premises and took
her away on a bike through Nathan Street off
Ojuelegba.
Please help us, our hearts are broken, we're
crying

https://www.nairaland.com/2265619/missing-child-surulere




Finally, the girl has been rescued.



There was anxiety on Sunday at the Surulere
Baptist Church, Ojuelegba Road, Lagos State
after two unidentified men sneaked into the
church premises and abducted a three-year-old
girl, Oluwabunmi Ajelero.
It was gathered that 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, a popular sausage, before whisking her
away on a motorcycle.
Our correspondent, however, learnt that the girl,
was rescued in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on
Monday by the police and reunited with her
parents.
PUNCH Metro learnt that Oluwabunmi’s parents
and other members of the church were inside
the church immersed in the service when the
incident happened.
The service, it was learnt, was grounded when
one of the toddler’s playmates alerted the
congregation to the incident.
It was further learnt that the captors had
pretended as members of the church and
established rapport with children in the church.
Our correspondent was told that Oluwabunmi’s
friend cautioned her not to follow the strangers,
who reportedly escaped through Nathan Street.
Speaking with our correspondent at about 8am
on Monday, the victim’s father, Oladapo Ajelero,
said the captors had contacted him on the
phone, 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.
PUNCH Metro who visited the church on Monday
observed some members of the congregation
lamenting the incident.
One of them, who identified herself only as Iya
Tope, said she could not sleep throughout the
night.
“It still appears to me like magic. I could not
sleep. We have been praying over it since
yesterday and I am sure she will come back to
us safely,” she said.
A security guard of the church, Mr. Moses
Oyedeji, said the kidnappers would have been
rounded up if they had entered through the
main entrance.
He said, “I was on duty yesterday, but the
children were playing at the back of the church.
That was why I was not aware of the intrusion.
It was when they had fled that her playmates
said she was lured with Gala.”
A resident of the area, Simon Joseph, said he
saw the girl, but he thought the men had come
to the church for service.
“I was waiting for a friend outside when I saw
those two men with the girl on a motorcycle. I
thought they were family and were going back
home until a few minutes later when people
rushed out from the church and started looking
for the girl,” he said.
A member of the church, who declined to
mention his name, told our correspondent that
they learnt that the girl would be released if the
family paid an undisclosed ransom to the
kidnappers.
The Lagos Police spokesperson, DSP Kenneth
Nwosu, however, 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.”
The father, however, could not be reached for
comments on the phone after the police
confirmed that the girl had been rescued.
Calls made to his line rang out and he had yet
to reply to a text message sent to his number.


www.punchng.com/metro-plus/three-year-old-lured-with-gala-from-lagos-rescued-in-ogun/

Thanks to God...

Am happy

Yeah

it was when they had fled that her playmates
said she was lured with Gala.
Atennuuu

Chai!! Gala and Bobo tricking small pikin since 987 BC..
They should nicknamed her "Gala




The Lagos Police spokesperson, DSP Kenneth
Nwosu, however, 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.”
Hymmm! What a controversial statement from the oga police.
Definitely, the parents actually paid the ransom

Well, thank God she is back home with her parents.

thank God she is back

Pinkiedearie:
Thanks to God...

Yeah..
He is a God that answereth prayers......