Following an alleged attempt to abduct a 10-year-old girl, the operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have confirmed the arrest of four suspects.
The command’s spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said the Divisional Police officer in charge of Ketu in Kosofe Local Government Area of Lagos, got a report about the attempted abduction on Wednesday at about 3.00 p.m.
He said the report revealed that three women who were between the ages of 45 and 64, and a 61-year-old man, who claimed to be an estate agent, were suspected to be child abductors.
He said. ‘’The reporter said that the four suspects accosted her 10 years old daughter along Ikosi Road Ketu.
“She said the suspects allegedly dispossessed her daughter of her valuables and attempted to abduct and take her to an unknown destination.
“In the process, an angry mob who sensed their criminal act challenged and beat them thoroughly,”
Hundeyin said that based on the report, a team of policemen was mobilized to the scene and rescued the victim.
