PHOTO: Residents accuse woman of trying to abduct 7-yr old girl
A woman accused of being a kidnapper has been arrested by residents of Qadri Close in the Ojuelegba area of Lagos. The suspect was ...
“I was with a friend when I saw Mariam ─ Khadijat’s neighbour ─ running after the woman. The woman had already walked four houses from the building where she abducted the girl before Mariam met up with her and challenged her. I moved closer to them to know what happened. She said the girl wanted to take her to a toilet.The girl was brought to Lagos by her aunty three days before the incident. The aunty was not around at that time. That house is usually deserted. She actually went into the house to pick her.”Adebiyi said traders in the area initially wanted the woman to be freed, but he and other residents insisted that she be handed over to the police.We called the Area C Police Command and some policemen came to arrest her,” he added.Another resident, Bolaji Adesola, said no sooner had Khadijat come downstairs to collect the gift than residents were alerted.
“The girl actually came down to collect the puff puff and was following the suspect when Mariam raised the alarm. We informed the police.”