Men of the Ogun State Police Command have rescued a seven-year-old girl identified as Mercy Akande, who was abducted recently at Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area (LGA) of the State.
Seven-year-old Mercy Akande was kidnapped by a male customer at her mother’s Point of Sale terminal (PoS) terminal in the Sango Ota area of Ogun State on Monday, December 23.
In a statement in Ota on Sunday, Ogun Police Command’s spokesperson, SP Omolola Odutola, said the girl was rescued at Ayetoro Town in Ogun.
Odutola said the girl was rescued by the Police anti-kidnapping team, led by the Commissioner of Police, Lanre Ogunlowo adding that her abductor was also arrested in the operation.
“The suspects who abducted the innocent girl were also arrested in the course of rescuing the victim,” she said.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) said the suspects, while holding the girl captive, had demanded for ransom from the parents.
