Two Arrested As Lagos Police Spearhead Dramatic Rescue of Kidnapped Children

Tewase Peter and Ternugwa Paul, two men wanted by the Lagos State Command for kidnapping two minors from Benue State, have been taken into custody.

According to a statement made public today, May 13, by the command spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, Precious and Agera were freed from their kidnappers in the Ikorodu neighborhood of Lagos.

According to him, the victims’ mother was at the market when they were abducted.

The statement in part reads

“Preliminary investigations revealed that the victims were abducted from their home in Benue State while their mother was away in the market.

After the mother’s numerous unsuccessful attempts to contact the older victim via his mobile phone, a Good Samaritan answered the phone while the suspects were not at home with the victims, and informed the mother that one of the suspects, Peter, accompanied by his friend, one Paul, had taken her daughters to Lagos with intentions to transport them to Ghana for forced labour.

Upon receiving the information at the Lagos State Police Command, detectives of the State Criminal Investigation Department busted Peter’s place at Itaoluwo, Ikorodu, and rescued the victims successfully.

Investigation is ongoing to apprehend all other individuals involved in this crime. Suspects would be arraigned at the conclusion of investigations.” [CONTINUE READING HERE]