Police nab suspected kidnappers, rescue victim in Lagos

By Abiodun OBA

Two suspects, Bolajoko Haruna and Adamaka Chinyere, have been arrested for allegedly abducting a female student.

The Police Lagos Command’s spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest in a post on his verified X handle, @benHundeyin, on Wednesday.

He said that the suspects were arrested based on a tip-off by observant citizens.

“Ikotun Police Division received information from some community members about the presence of strange people moving around their neighbourhood suspiciously.

“The police moved in discreetly, quick enough to rescue a secondary school student they had tricked into their car and abducted.

“Their tinted Toyota Camry car has also been impounded,’’ Hundeyin said.

According to Hundeyin, the suspects will be arraigned after the conclusion of the investigation.

The police spokesman said that the student had been reunited with her family.

He urged members of the public to teach their children not to follow strangers.