The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Edo Command, has rescued a 15-year-old girl abducted in Oghu Community, Ewohimi, in Esan South East Local Government Area of the state and arrested two suspects.
The Command’s Spokesperson Efosa Ogbebor said the girl, Glory Odigie, was taken on June 19, 2026, after leaving home in Oghu Community to buy a phone charging cord.
According to him, one Mr. Odion Odigie reported at the station that his younger sister, Miss Glory Odigie, had left home the previous day to purchase a phone charging cord but had not returned home.
He said the suspected kidnappers contacted the family and demanded a ransom of N800,000, warning against informing security agencies.
The spokesperson added that investigation led to the arrest of one Freedom Saturday, 16, and Thankgod Oriabor, 21, at Oghu community, in Ewohimi, where the victim was successfully rescued.
He disclosed that the suspects were in custody, with investigation ongoing.
