Two teenagers reportedly dumped by kidnappers at the Oru Ijebu riverside have been rescued by the police in Ogun State.
The spokesperson of Ogun State Police Command, Omolola Odutola in statement said the boys, Chindalu Umadi (17 years) and Udeba David (16 years), were found on September 3, at around 3:30 pm by police officers from the Oru Division.
She said in her statements that the two teenagers were successfully rescued by the officers while on patrol.
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According to Ogun State Police image maker, the boys had been kidnapped earlier that day at around 8:20 a.m. in the Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos State but were later dumped by the abductors.
In her words:
“Two unknown individuals abducted them into a Toyota saloon car, and the victims have no recollection of what happened during their captivity until they were discovered abandoned near a riverside in Oru Ijebu"
She noted that the teenagers were fortunate due to the prompt response of the patrol men from Oru Ijebu which led to their rescue, and they were subsequently taken to the police station.
The Divisional Police Officer, CSP Mathew Ediae, had while interviewing the boys, learnt that they were “on their way to play football when they were forcibly taken.”
Odutola daid the police had made efforts to contact the parents of the victims.
“The parents, who had been searching for their children throughout the day, received a call from the DPO informing them that the teenagers have been safely located and are in the custody of the police,” she said, adding that the teenagers would be reunited with their families after proper identification", she said.
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