4-Year-old boy abducted in Lagos, sold for N500,000 • Crack team busts crime, rescues child in Umuahia • I’m grateful to police – Mother
By CHRIS ANUCHA

Thursday, August 12, 2010
The joy of Mrs. Bisi Okebanjo knew no bounds recently as she rolled on the floor, showing gratitude to policemen at the Special Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti, Yaba, Lagos, for finding her four-years-old boy, who was stolen on July 5, 2010. The boy was said to have been found in Umuahia, Abia State, where he was sold for N500,000.

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The elated woman was particularly grateful to officers and men of the anti-human trafficking section, who she said, did a great job.

“I thank you o, God will bless you o for finding my son. I’m grateful to all of you, your own son will not be stolen o,” she began.

Mrs. Okebanjo, a trader at Lawanson, Lagos metropolis narrated to Daily Sun how her only child, Henry, who was born on July 20, 2006, was allegedly stolen by a lady she identified as , (name withheld by us). The suspect was introduced to her by one Kingsley for employment.

She narrated how Kingsley introduced the lady, a native of Oguta, Imo State, to her to work in her canteen, unknown to her that the lady would later develop a sinister motive. When Kingsley told her the kind of job Mrs. Okebanjo wanted to offer her, she told her she preferred being a househelp to working as an attendant in a restaurant.

“Kingsley and I were traders at the Tejuosho market, Yaba, before it was destroyed by fire. Before that July 5, 2010 incident, he brought the suspect to me, he had been promising to bring someone to assist me in running my canteen,” she said.

She explained that after discussing with her, she took the accused to someone, who bargained to pay her N300 daily. But she(the accused) insisted on N500. “I relied so much on Kingsley, but when the accused left my house, he rushed out to see her and I didn’t know what they discussed.” She also told how the accused borrowed films on kidnapping in their neighbourhood and later informed her that she wanted to rent a room at Ijora after five days.

“I was surprised because I was wondering how she raised the money to rent a room. She came to my house one day and as she was about to go, Henry started crying. The next time she came, Henry rushed to her and I told her to go inside the room and wait for me,” she said. It was when the accused and the little boy were in the room while his mother was outside, playing Ludo game that she took away the boy, avoiding where the mother and others were sitting.

Mrs. Okebanjo told Daily Sun how she was devastated when she came to the room without seeing the lady and her only child. “I called her phone number and it was switched off. I called Kingsley’s phone number to complain to him that the lady he introduced to me had stolen my child and he asked me to come to his house.” Mrs. Okebanjo explained that when she went to Kingsley’s house, she saw another girl and not the suspect. To worsen matters, Kingsley informed her that he only met the suspect in a hotel in Lagos, adding that she was a woman of easy virtue.

The case was first reported at Itire police station, but they were referred to SCID, Panti. After the matter was reported at Panti, detectives at the anti-human trafficking section, under the leadership of Ellen Awaje, a Superintendent of Police (SP), swung into action.

An elated Okebanjo said: “Please thank Inspector Tajudeen Lasis, Sergeant Shola Folarinmi, Ilesanmi Mopelola, Sergeant Risi Salami, for finding my lost only child. I am grateful to the police. The boy was stolen on July 5 and found on August, 2010, exactly a month after he was separated from his mother. Daily Sun gathered that the suspect is still being detained at Panti, while investigation is still going on.


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Eiya! Nobody fell for the tribalistic bait. Must be very frustrating for someone.

a 4 year old to assist in running a canteen?

This story shows that mothers should be careful whom they entrust with their kids. This sought of thing happens all over Lagos.

Igbo Kwenu!!!

ziddy:

Igbo Kwenu!!!

abi o. . .Abinibi yato si ability.ibo are always representing. .from ABA to lagos to ogun to ibadan to india to malaysia. .ibo kwenu

komando:

This story shows that mothers should be careful whom they entrust with their kids. This sought of thing happens all over Lagos.

The story teaches us never to entrust our kids to ibo as they risk being kidnapped.QED

Bluetooth are you bkbabe's new spokesperson? Or are you merely
'positioning' yourself?

How ? Lol

komando:

Eiya! Nobody fell for the tribalistic bait. Must be very frustrating for someone.

Don't be so sure ooo wait a few more hours for his tribalistic brothers to see the Igbo name on the thread, and you'll see them.

OgidiBoy:

Don't be so sure ooo wait a few more hours for his tribalistic brothers to see the Igbo name on the thread, and you'll see them.

Bogeyman! bogeyman!! bogeyman!!!.

Is that OgidiBoy under his bed?

Ibos! Lol. Wut more can I say?

[size=28pt]for over 12hours this post went unnoticed.


shame! [/size]

For twelve hours this thread went unnoticed.
Bk is fast running out of steam:kudos to the anti tribalists.

@Aigbofa
You refering to "brooklins finest" as a bogeyman? Hola! But leave Ogidiboy out of it. Ps: what do you think of word Ogre in brooklin??

wow, I am glad she found her son. people are so evil.

Yes, and evil permeates every ethnic group: as they say, out of every twelve their must be a Judas.

komando:

For twelve hours this thread went unnoticed.
Bk is fast running out of steam:kudos to the anti tribalists.

Another Ibo, I presume! Dude, I pop in here once every 2-3 days or there about and once I'm in Ibos are on me like bees to honey, thats how much yall love my brand of assault, molestation and abuse! For your info (and I'm sure u know this already) less than 10 minutes after I put this on with its "original title" there was 93 views. . . . My wild guess is they were all Ibos, seeing as they sneaked into the thread (like the thieves and kidnappers they naturally are) and hauled ass, only to be never heard from again! Theres no problem if yall could try to keep ur kidnapping fingers (and tendencies) to/within your Ibo clan. Thanx in advance!

Another Ibo, I presume! Dude, I pop in here once every 2-3 days or there about and once I'm in Ibos are on me like bees to honey, thats how much yall love my brand of assault, molestation and abuse! For your info (and I'm sure u know this already) less than 10 minutes after I put this on with its "original title" there was 93 views. . . . My wild guess is they were all Ibos, seeing as they sneaked into the thread (like the thieves and kidnappers they naturally are) and hauled backside, only to be never heard from again! Theres no problem if yall could try to keep your kidnapping fingers (and tendencies) to/within your Ibo clan. Thanx in advance!

Accept that you are running out of steam you freaking tribalist. What does your artificialy inseminated daughter think of your putrifying posts? News flash.she came from an Igbo dude.so go hang. Freak!

It becomes really silly and childish when after every post we have to blame a whole tribe or region for whatever crime someone committed.