Edo Police Rescue 14-Month-Old Baby After Abduction and Sale by Househelp

Edo Police Rescue 14-Month-Old Baby After Abduction and Sale by Househelp
Edo Police Rescue 14-Month-Old Baby After Abduction and Sale by Househelp

14-Month-Old Rescued: Edo Police Recover Baby Sold for N500,000

The Edo State Police have successfully rescued a 13-month-old baby who had been kidnapped by a gang in the Achigbor community along the Benin-Auchi Road.

The abduction occurred when the suspects invaded the home of the baby’s mother, Elizabeth Ojo, and vandalized her property before taking the child into a nearby bush.

Upon receiving a distress call, police operatives swiftly responded, and during a confrontation with the kidnappers, three of the six members of the gang were killed in a gunfight.

The other three suspects managed to flee.

The baby was found unharmed and returned to the mother.

Authorities also recovered a double-barrel gun, a cutlass, and an axe at the scene.

The police have continued efforts to apprehend the remaining members of the gang.

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