2 kids abducted in Gombe rescued in Anambra

Two kids that were kidnapped in Gombe State few days ago have been rescued in Anambra State by police operatives.

They were handed over to their parents on Wednesday.

The kids, Mustapha Abdulazeez and Musa Yusuf, both aged two, were on October 20, reportedly abducted by a child theft syndicate and taken to the popular Tanzan Junction area of Onitsha.

At the parade of the suspected abductors by the police, one of the parents of the kids, Abdulaziz Suleman was full of thanks to God for enabling them see their children again after 20 days in the kidnappers’ den.

Suleman, a tailor, said the rescue was facilitated through the aid of social media.

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He said, “Our children were playing in the compound when they were kidnapped. One of our neighbours alerted us after he saw the pictures of the boys on facebook where they were rescued in Anambra.

“As soon as we confirmed they were our children, we quickly rushed down to the state to reclaim our children. When the children saw us they jumped and ran to us.”

The state Police spokesperson Haurana Mohammed said the children were kidnapped in Gombe State and rescued in Anambra State through intelligent network of security operatives in the state.

He said, “It would be recalled that on the 22/10/2019 at about 10:45am, following intelligence report Police detectives attached to Anambra State Command arrested three female suspects at Nkpor market/Tarzan junction in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State.

“Preliminary investigation revealed that the children were stolen from Gombe by one Blessing Musa ‘f” on the 20/10/2019 and brought to her accomplices in Anambra State. Following the public announcement by the Command on the 27/10/2019, parents of the two kids from Gombe State came to Awka and identified their children.

“They also revealed their names as Walid Yusuf aged 3 years and Mustapha Abdulaziz aged 2 years respectively.

He said the children have since reunited with their parents and suspects handed over to Gombe State Police Command for further investigation and prosecution.

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