A 7-year-old lady, Mercy Akande, the daughter of a degree of sale employee in Ogun State, has reportedly been kidnapped by an unnamed man.
The incident, which occurred on Monday, December 23, 2024, has raised considerations amongst Nigerians on the X social media platform, amid calls to test the excessive price of corruption inside the Nigerian Police Drive.
This was revealed in a tweet on Wednesday, December 25, 2024 by tweeter Miyake, who tweeted as #mimara_concept.
Miyake famous that the alleged kidnapper, an everyday buyer of the POS agent, had relationship with Akande, shopping for meals gadgets and giving the little lady cash every time he was round.
Nevertheless, issues took a activate Monday morning when the person despatched the lady on an errand to convey him a bag of water. When the lady approached the shop on her approach again, the person reportedly met her midway.
Upon seeing this, the unsuspecting mom was reportedly upset however her consideration span was short-lived as she was busy along with her prospects within the retailer. Moments later, the person and her daughter have been nowhere to be discovered.
“My cousin is lacking. She was kidnapped by a stranger on December 23, 2024. The mom, my aunt, is a POS operator in Sango, Ogun State. She has a male buyer who normally involves withdraw cash and purchase recharge playing cards.
“He does not keep within the space. He grew to become buddies with the little lady and at all times purchased her meals and gave her cash every time he got here to the shop. On the morning of the twenty third, he got here to the shop and purchased meals for himself and the little lady as regular. The mom was busy attending to different prospects.
“He despatched the little lady (a 7-year-old lady) to go get him contemporary water. On her approach again, he approached her in the course of the street to take contemporary water from her. The mom noticed this and was not snug with him however was distracted by the eye of the opposite prospects.
“By the point she turned in direction of her daughter to test what was occurring, the person and her daughter have been nowhere to be discovered. They seemed for them all over the place however to no avail. She tried calling the agent (she had his cellphone quantity). He picked her up and stated he was in Sanju below the bridge And he’ll name her once more and to this point he has refused to reply his name. Now the quantity is now not reachable and we nonetheless can’t discover my aunt’s kidnapper’s cellphone quantity: 07072823833.
The tweeter indicated that the matter was reported at a police station within the Sango district of the state. Nevertheless, the cops allegedly demanded the sum of N40,000 from Akande’s mom to cowl case reporting of N10,000 and suspect monitoring payment of N30,000.
“#Princemoye1, #BenHundeyin, they reported to the police station in Sango and the distressed mom was requested to pay a complete of N10,000 to report the case (she did). And to convey N30,000 to hint the person’s cellphone quantity. She is going to return there tomorrow to pay.
“Because it stands now, the work has not began but. She solely paid N8,000 to write down her assertion on the station and a complete of N2,000 to print the pictures of the lacking lady. Then to hint the cellphone quantity, she has to pay the sum of N30,000 and get an affidavit from the courtroom to take to the workplace MTN.
“Now, she will’t get an affidavit from the courtroom due to holidays. So, we’re ready for the twenty seventh to pay the 30,000 naira and get an affidavit from the courtroom. Omo, that is loopy,” the tweeter lamented.
When our correspondent contacted the spokesperson of the Ogun State Police Command, Omolola Odutola, through SMS, he stated: “I’ll get again to you.”
Nevertheless, the Drive Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who tweeted as #Princemoye1, responded to the tweet when he was tagged.
Adejobi expressed astonishment on the alleged demand for cash by the officer, describing it as “inhumane and unprofessional.”
Nevertheless, he requested Akande’s household to contact him, as he assured them that he would deal with the case personally.
“For a lacking particular person? Asking for cash to hint? That is inhumane and unprofessional. Let the household attain me please. I have to deal with the matter myself. Allow them to ship me an SMS on my line. Thanks.”
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