CRIME: NEW TENANTS ABDUCT FOUR CHILDREN IN DELTA

There was tension in Ogwashi-Uku, the Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State, after four children were reportedly kidnapped on Sunday by some child traffickers.

It was gathered that two of the children, named Ebube and Miracle, are siblings while the other two, Chimanda and Excel, are from another family.

The incident reportedly happened in the Umuokwe area of the town.

People in the community alleged that three women who had recently gotten a place to stay in the area were responsible for the abduction.

Sources in the community who pleaded anonymity due to the sensitivity of the issue said one of the women tricked the children by telling them she was going to buy them biscuits from a nearby shop.

“It was when the children could not be seen around the compound that neighbours expressed concern.

“By the time the neighbours visited the ladies’ apartment, the room was empty as neither the occupants nor the children could be found,” the sources explained.

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer for the state, SP Bright Edafe, confirmed the incident on Sunday.

Edafe said that the landlady of the house had been arrested and was now in police custody.

He said, “The children were abducted three days after the women rented the apartment.

“It is true; the problem is that there is no link. They just came and said they wanted to rent an apartment and the landlady gave it to them with no details, no name, no phone number, no agreement and after three days, they carried four children.

“The landlady has been arrested because her actions are suspicious.”