Police rescue 2 kidnapped Lagos teenagers near Ogun river
In a remarkable turn of events, two teenagers who had been kidnapped were discovered near the Oru Ijebu riverside in Ogun State, as their abductors callously dumped them.
The swift and diligent efforts of the police officers from the Oru Division led to the successful rescue of the boys, Chindalu Umadi (17 years) and Udeba David (16 years), who had been abducted earlier that day in the Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos State.
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According to Omolola Odutola, the spokesperson of Ogun State Police Command, the teenagers were found on September 3rd around 3:30 pm during routine patrol by the police officers
“Two unknown individuals abducted them into a Toyota saloon car, and the victims have no recollection of what happened during their captivity until they were discovered abandoned near a riverside in Oru Ijebu,” the police spokesperson stated.
According to her statement, they were fortunate as the prompt response of the patrol men from Oru Ijebu led to their rescue, and they were subsequently taken to the police station.
It was said that the Divisional Police Officer, CSP Mathew Ediae, in an interview with the boys, learnt that the teenagers were “on their way to play football when they were forcibly taken.”
Odutola informed that the police had made efforts to contact the parents of the victims.
“The parents, who had been searching for their children throughout the day, received a call from the DPO informing them that the teenagers have been safely located and are in the custody of the police,” she said, adding that the teenagers would be reunited with their families after proper identification.
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