Woman abducts three kids four days after renting a house

Residents of Mowe in Ofada-Mokolokin Local Council Development Area of Ogun State are still reeling in shock following the abduction of three children by a ‘mysterious’ lady.

The yet-to-be identified woman was said to have abducted the three children, four days after she moved into the community and occupied a rented apartment.

The woman took the children – John Segun, 5, Darasimi Ilesanmi, (two months old) and Fikayomi Bankole 3 from their parents in the house where she just hired an apartment and said she was going to a nearby shop in the neighbourhood to buy them confectionaries. But she disappeared with them. Although the children belong to different to parents, they, however, live in the same building.

The incident, which occurred on Sunday last week, has thrown the community into shock. The abduction was discovered after one of the parents, tired of waiting and suspected foul play, raised the alarm. One of the parents, Mr. Idowu Bankole, said:

“When I was returning from church that fateful day, I saw the woman with my son. I never suspected her. My wife left church before me, with our two children. I couldn’t go with them; I’m one of the elders in the church and we had a meeting.

When I returned, I met my first child with her mother sleeping. My wife’s mother told me that our new neighbour took Fikayo out to buy biscuit for him and other children. When she told me our neighbour took my son and two other children out, I relaxed.

“I went to the third street to fix a water tap. I returned about 4p.m. and my wife told me that the woman was yet to return with the children. I encouraged my wife to exercise patient.

“After waiting for about two hours, another victim’s grandmother came out and started searching for her grandchild. We rushed to Mowe Police Station and reported the incident. Our landlord and his son who let out the house to the woman were arrested, but were released three days later. “We’re appealing to the Ogun State Commissioner of Police and Governor Ibikunle Amosun, to rescue our children; we have not been able to sleep since the incident.”

The suspect was said to have taken Darasimi from her mother where she was washing clothes in the compound. She even asked the woman to change Darasimi’s clothes that she wanted to take her out to buy biscuits for her down the street. Another affected father, Mr. Ebenezer Ilesanmi, said: