THE GUARDIAN
A middle-aged woman alleged to have abducted a three-year-old boy, Mohammed Naziru, who was returning from the mosque after prayer alongside his eight-year-old sister, last week Friday, in the Iwaya area of Lagos, has been nabbed by police decoy operatives.
The woman, whose identity could not be immediately ascertained, was said to have covered herself with a hijab, apparently to appear as one of the women who had gone to observe the Jumat prayer in the community mosque.
She was said to have given the older sibling N500 to buy ice cream worth N150 for her, while she held on to Naziru.
However, when the girl returned, the woman had abducted her brother, Naziru.
A search around the community yielded no results until Monday, January 13, 2024, when the woman resurfaced in the community. She was identified by Naziru’s eight-year-old sister as the alleged kidnapper. The suspect, as gathered, attempted to run away but was caught by a mob who descended on her.
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