An unidentified 11-year-old boy was on Sunday abducted during a mass service at the Annunciation Catholic Church, Awka, Anambra State.
A nephew of the boy, Ogazi Ejesieme, said the suspects later abandoned him.
He said, “My 11-year-old nephew was kidnapped today (Sunday) at Annunciation Catholic Chaplaincy, Awka, where he went for the Sunday mass.
“According to him, the suspects, an elderly man and a keke rider, came pretending to be looking for the parish catechist. In a bid to help them locate the catechist, the only thing he could remember was seeing himself inside their keke.
“The good news is that the boy was miraculously abandoned at Amawbia, a neighbouring community to Awka.
“The good news is that God was able to arrest the kidnappers and they abandoned him at Ugwu tank, Amawbia and fled.
“They got to the Catholic Church at Ugwu tank, Amawbia, and dumped him there and left.”
The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, said he was not aware of the incident.
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