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Earlier this week, we reported that two lil' boys – three-year-old Rafael and his 15-month-old brother, Michael–were kidnapped by their housemaid in their Magodo home...they have now been found!

PUNCH reports that they were found in the Sagamu area of Ogun State - they were abandoned near the Sagamu Police Station on Thursday.

However, no arrest has been made in connection with the abduction.

It was gathered that passersby in the area alerted the police to the presence of the children.

The 25-year-old housemaid, who was employed about a week ago through a portal, OLX, sneaked the children out of their parents’ house on Gateway Crescent in the Magodo, Isheri area of Lagos State on Sunday when their parents went out for a shopping.

It became apparent that Juliet had abducted the kids when Onajite and her husband, Elvis, returned from their outing around 9pm and observed that the house was unusually quiet.

The kids’ parents could not be reached for comments on Thursday as calls made to their telephones rang out.

However, an uncle of the children, Mr. Darlington Abuda, told PUNCH Metro that the mother was busy attending to the kids – one of whom was said to be traumatised.

Abuda said the children would be taken to a hospital for medical examination, adding that the whole family was revelling in the euphoria of the kids’ rescue.

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He said, “We are jubilant. Their rescue is the best Christmas gift the whole family can ever get. Michael is crying now and the mother is attending to him and his elder brother. We give glory to God for returning them to the family safe and sound. I learnt they were abandoned near the Sagamu Police Station by the housemaid.”

Looks like someone is turning to God. Tonto Dikeh has turned to a prayer warrior, she shared this prayer of protection for everyone on her Instagram. But what am still not getting is why she shared this photo of her dog along with it.

The Rivers State Police Command has arrested seven persons claiming to be Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, officials.

They were apprehended at Elele town of Ikwere local government area of the state, while they were allegedly registering persons illegally in a hotel room.

Security operatives raided the hotel following tip off by a concerned citizen.

Both Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi and ex-Minister of State and gubernatorial aspirant, Nyesom Wike hail from the local government.

Confirming the arrest, the Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Dan Bature disclosed that investigations were on going.

Speaking with journalists, a member of the community and a politician, Chidi Wihioka, wondered how the arrested persons came to be in possession of electoral materials, without the knowledge of the electoral body.

However, Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Aniedi Ikiowak, has denied any involvement of INEC, noting that those persons were not their officials and that the materials found with them could not be from the commission.