Scavenger Nabbed For Kidnapping 8-Year-Old Girl

A scavenger whose identity has not been revealed has been arrested by the Ondo State Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun, for allegedly kidnapping an eight-year-old girl in Akure, the state capital.

The suspect was arrested by residents of the area while trying to escape after he allegedly hit the victim with a charm and put her in a sack.

Speaking on the incident on Friday, the state Amotekun Commander, Adetunji Adeleye, said the suspect pretended to be a scavenging to carry out the dastardly act.

Adeleye added that the suspect would be charged to court after the completion of an investigation into the matter.

Adeleye said, “The suspect pretended to be a scavenger picking rubbles, but luckily, the grandmother of the child heard the cry of the girl and when they looked round, they saw somebody stepping away with the child inside a sack.

“So, when they raised the alarm, he attacked them with different objects including a burning firewood he picked from a woman cooking nearby, but they were able to quickly alert Amotekun operatives and he was arrested.

“Upon interrogation, we discovered that he is actually a kidnapper and he confessed that he has been in the trade for a while. Investigation continues on his case before we would finally hand him over to the court.

“We would like to know his sponsors, those who are his bosses, what he does with the previous ones he had successfully taken away before his arrest today.

“Luckily, the victim child is mentally okay and the grandmother, despite the degree of the injury she sustained from the firewood attack, is equally responding to treatment from our health facility. ”

The father of the victim, simply identified as James, while speaking, said the cry of the victim attracted his mother who raised the alarm.

He said, “My little daughter who is eight years old came out, that she wanted to use the toilet and I asked her to go to the backyard to do that. Her incessant cries attracted my mother’s attention who went to the backyard and confirmed that a man whom we mistook for a scavenger had kidnapped and hidden her inside a sac bag.

“It was my mother’s shout for help that made me went to check what was really going on and when I got there he had hit my mother with a heavy wood on her chest while she was struggling to rescue my child from him.

“The kidnapper continued to attack whoever attempts to rescue my child but I held on to him, preventing him from escaping. It was a bike man who saw the scene, that went to alert Amotekun Corps who swiftly arrived the scene and arrested the suspected kidnapper.”