POLICE RESCUE 4 ABDUCTED CHILDREN IN ABIA

REPORTER: LAWRENCE NWOKEDI

The Police Command in Abia State has rescued the four children, who were recently abducted from their residence in Umuahia by a tenant who had moved into the compound a few days earlier.

The Police Public Relations Officer in Abia Abia State, Ms. Maureen Chinaka, made this known in a statement he released on behalf of the State Commissioner of Police.

Ms. Chinaka, in the statement, noted that the command, in conjunction with the Department of State Services, DSS, successfully apprehended one Ifeoma Abonyi, a 35-year-old female in Asaba, Delta State, who was identified as the unknown tenant responsible for the abduction of the four children on the 16th of December, 2023

She explained that while two of the children were rescued last Friday, the other two regained their freedom on Saturday while eight suspects had been arrested and efforts being intensified to arrest three others at large.

The statement noted that investigation was still ongoing to determine the real status of six other children that were found in the custody of the arrested suspects, which might require the conduct of DNA tests, as some of the suspects were claiming that the children are their biological offspring.

The statement added that the command would keep the public up to date as the investigation continued.

EDITED BY CHUKWUBUIKE MADU