Suspected female kidnapper nabbed in Ondo

Residents of Ikare Akoko, the headquarters of the Akoko North East Local Government Area of Ondo State, on Wednesday, nabbed a woman who allegedly abducted an 18-month-old girl in the community.

According to a source, the suspected kidnapper carried out the act when the mother of the victim was not around in the house

The source said , “When the mother of the girl was not around the area , the kidnapper saw the girl, picked and put her on her (kidnapper) back and started going away.

“As she was going, a neighbor of the mother of the victim noticed the action of the strange woman and cried out to people. On sighting the people, the kidnapper started running away but she was later caught.

“In her bag , an android phone with many missed calls and messages on the phone set was seen.”

The source said the suspect had been handed over to the police.

All efforts to reach the state police Public Relations Officer, Mrs Funmilayo Odunlami, was unsuccessful as her phone was not reachable at the time of filing this report.

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