…refuses to return victim to parents
…leaves victim with friend, disappears
Juliana Francis
A 28 years old woman, Joy Kolapo, alleged by the Lagos State Police Command to be a serial kidnapper, has been arrested in connection with the abduction of a three-year-old boy identified as Bright at the Ejigbo area of the state.
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the incident, said the arrest was made following a thorough investigation and intelligence gathering into the abduction of Bright on October 27, 2022, in Ejigbo area of Lagos State.
Hundeyin said: “The suspect was arrested in Omi Adio area of Oyo State on November 12, 2022, with another victim, a seven years old Moses whom she had kidnapped in Olopo Meta area of Oyo State. The investigation led to the rescue of Bright in Akute area of Ogun State on the same day the suspect was arrested. Further investigation revealed that the suspect was a neighbour to Bright’s parents and had received the sum of N55,000 from his parents for his return. After that, the suspect took the victim to her friend’s shop in Akute, begging her friend to babysit the child while she went shopping but she never showed up again. The friend immediately notified the Police at Ojodu Abiosun Division in Akute of the abandoned child. The suspect then travelled down to Oyo State after leaving Akute, kidnapped another victim, later identified as Moses, and demanded and received the sum of 20,000 from his parents before she was eventually arrested. The boys have been rescued unhurt and reunited with their parents. Meanwhile, the suspect has since been arraigned.”
