NwekeUG: Commercial tricycle operator rescues 2 children kidnapped by a couple in Ebonyi (Photos)
A commercial tricycle operator and Ebonyi State University graduate, Ogwogu Chidi Nwuzor, has rescued two of the three children kidnapped by a husband and wife in Ikwo and Izzi Local Government Area of the state, IgbereTV reports.
It was gathered the luck ran out of the kidnappers at Nkaliki Road, Abakaliki metropolis when Nwuzor, who was conveying them to a park became suspicious upon seeing how unkept the children were.
According to Nwuzor, when he questioned them, the woman said the children were her sister’s children and that the crisis between Ikwo and Abakaliki people caused her to take them away. But he instead raised the alarm and attracted the attention of people who alerted the police.
Spokesperson of the Ebonyi State Police Command, DSP Loveth Odah, who confirmed the incident on Saturday February 27, said the children identified as Tochukwu Eze, 5, Wisdom Eze, 4, and a third victim Sopuruchukwu Ugbo, 8, have been reunited with their families and commended the efforts of the operator and residents in rescuing them.
"One of the two children that were stolen about two weeks ago identified the same woman as the person that abducted them, when the girl was describing the woman, she said she is fair and we insisted that she is not the only fair person in the society, the girl then said the woman had a wound in her hand, and that is fresh as of the time they were kidnapped. Lo and behold, we saw the wound at the same spot the girl described,” she stated.
"So far, these syndicates have kidnapped four children, while three have been recovered and one is yet to be recovered. Police are still investigating the matter to uncover more of their activities,” she added.
In an interview with one of the victims, Sopuru Ugbo, she said she was kidnapped alongside her brother at Nwezenyi and taken to Enugu where she was abandoned.
"I was going to Nwezenyi with my brother when the woman came and told me that my mother said she should buy something for us to eat. I said I was not going anywhere, she used her handkerchief on me and I stopped talking. She finally met with a man called Gwogwo, after discussing with him, she took us away," she narrated.
"We entered Keke to Onuebonyi and then entered a car to Enugu where we slept. But in the morning, I did not see the woman and my brother again. I don’t know where my brother is, my brother’s name is Enyichukwu. The woman has a wound on her arm, so immediately I saw her yesterday, I recognized her. It was a lady called Chinaza that called my mother,” she said.
The father of the rescued children, Mr Ogbonnaya Eze, commended the tricycle operator, calling him a good-spirited citizen of the state and thanked the police for rescuing his two children from the hands of kidnappers.
"Our children; Tochukwu and Wisdom were sent to buy biscuits at the neighbour’s house when these people took them. Tochukwu is five years old while wisdom is four years old. Both are in Nursery 1. In the night, one man came to us and said he saw a write-up on Facebook about two children that were rescued by a Keke rider at Nkaliki and were taken to the police station, he showed me their pictures, that was how we found out that they were rescued,” he added.
Below is Ogwogu Chidi Nwuzor's account on how God used him to rescue the children:
Make sure you get the placenta back if it means a lot to you
TainyLite: Last week Tuesday, my wife gave birth to a son which is my second born... She has been staying at her mom's place due to misunderstanding we had around September....
After I paid hospital bills and gave her money for baby items on that Tuesday morning, she told my parents she has buried the placenta... I could not go to see her immediately I was called and I had to send my parents there due to my work...
This is a lady I want to separate from due to her mum trying to take over the marriage and my wife is always carrying her along... Now the woman is demanding I come see the son and apologize to her and sincerely I am standing on my ground that since she buried the placenta I will never go there to go see the child except they come to my parent's place on the naming ceremony....
The truth is I can't afford to live a second with my wife and I really want ur advice before tomorrow....
Unknown gunmen suspected to assassins have killed a 27-year-old man identified as Adedigba Oluwatosin at Isiohor area of Benin City, Edo state, Reports.
According to Standard Gazette crime correspondent who notify News Crew, Festus Alenkhe, the deceased was into Printing business.
It was gathered by News Crew, that the deceased was discussing with his siblings when a yet to be identified person called him and requested to see him close to the gate of his house. He excused himself and went out to meet with his caller.
Few minutes after he left, his family heard a gunshot and rushed outside to see what was happening. They saw some heavily armed men sitting in a car, Observed.
Upon sighting them, the gunmen opened fire on the deceased again and waited for him to die before they left the scene. The shooting was said to have forced everyone in the area to scamper to safety.
When the deceased's family went through the call log of his mobile phone they discovered that his last caller was a female and concluded that the person must have been used to lure him out of the house.
The deceased’s father, Mr Asimiyu Adedigba told Standard Gazette that he has petitioned the Edo State Commissioner of Police over the murder of his son.
"l have written a petition to the Edo state commissioner of police to direct his men to help investigate the incident and fish out the killers of my son. My son is a calm and easy-going person, and I am wondering why they killed him; l am sad now." he said.
Meanwhile, it was gathered that the deceased had planned to buy a car a few days before his murder.
Further investigation revealed that the deceased and some of his friends had a financial deal that did not end well for both parties.
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