March 29, (THEWILL) – Operatives of the Anti Child Theft of the Akwa Ibom State Police command, have rescued a 4-year-old girl, Aisha Rayanu, who was abducted from the Methodist Township Primary school, located at No 34 Chubb road, Ikot Ekpene local government area of the state.
This is coming as the command also announced the arrest of a fake female police Constable, one Miss Caroline Udeme, with a Police uniform and Identity card.
Little Aisha was abducted by one Favour Nwachukwu, 20, who reportedly stormed the school and abducted the victim and took her to her boyfriend, an ex-militant, in Akpabuyo, Cross River State, as a replacement for her own daughter, who was also allegedly stolen.
Parading the suspects at a media briefing on Tuesday, the Police Public Relations Officer, Odiko Macdon, described the incidents as unfortunate adding that all the suspects would be charged to court as soon as investigations are completed.
He said little Aisha was kidnaped on January 18, 2022, and taken to a camp at Esighi, Akpabuyu local government area of Cross River State. Adding that until she was rescued on 17th of March, 2022, her name was changed to Mirabel by her abductors.
The police spokesman, who said the suspect had confessed to the crime, lauded operatives of the command for their intervention, which led to the rescue of the little girl.
According to him, “on 18th January, 2022, at about 5pm, one Shuaibu Rayanu of No. 1 Sani Ogun road, Ikot Ekpene, reported that on the same date, she took her children to Methodist Township Primary school, No 34 Chubb road, Ikot Ekpene and that at the close of school, she went to pick them, but could not find her 4-year-old daughter, Aisha Rayanu.
“On enquiry, she found that an unknown person had gone to the school and took her away to an unknown destination. On receipt of the case, detectives of Anti Child Theft, SCIID, Uyo, tactically and painstakingly traced and arrested one Favour Nwachukwu Prince of Ikot Effiom Estate, Akpabuyo Local Government area of Cross River State.
“She confessed to the alleged crime, that she went to the said school and abducted the girl and took her to her boyfriend, an ex-militant, in a camp located at Essighi, Akpabuyu local government area in Cross River State, in replacement for her own child that was stolen.
“Little Aisha, whose name was changed to Mirabel, had been with the said ex-militant till her rescue on the 17th March, 2022 by detectives from the Anti Child Theft section. Though she has since been reunited with the family, they are here with us at the headquarters”, Macdon said.
Macdon further disclosed that the fake female Constable had defrauded one Loveth Ifechineke and Joy Joseph, of the sum of N500,000 at Itam market, in Itu Local Government Area of the state.
“On 15/3/2022, at about 1816hrs, 24-year-old Miss Caroline Udeme of Idoro road, Uyo, was arrested in police Constable uniform, along with a police identity card, suspect has defrauded one Loveth Ifechineke and Joy Joseph all of Itam market of cash and items worth over N500,000. All the suspects will have their day in court as soon as the investigation is completed”, McDon stated.
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