A six-year-old boy, Emmanuel Emeka,
who was rescued from a suspected
kidnapper on Wednesday in the Ikorodu
area of Lagos, has recounted how he
was lured, seized and tied up by his
abductor.
Emmanuel said the suspect, identified
as Mama Ifunaya, who was a neighbour,
lured him into her room, strangled him,
covered his mouth with clothes before
tying him up with rope to prevent him
from screaming.
“I wanted to draw water and take
my bath before going to school
when she told me to come. I went
because I know her; she is Mama
Ifunnaya. But when I got to her side,
she threw me inside her room…
she closed her net. She then tied
me and put me inside a box.
“I wanted to shout, but I could not
shout properly. I heard my mummy’s
voice when she was looking for me,
but I could not shout. She (pointing
to the suspect) is a wicked person.”
The victim was kidnapped at the
Ologede, Majidun, Ikorodu area. He was
said to have been rescued by a mob,
which equally beat up the suspect to a
pulp. The mother of four was said to
have led the mob to a church, saying a
prophet sent her to bring the boy.
Punch correspondent reported that the
mob forced their way into a house near
the church, but discovered that the
prophet had fled. They were said to
have found in the house photographs of
previously missing people, mats and
calabashes containing unknown
substances, including a mentally-
challenged man.
The victim’s mother, Mrs. Gloria Emeka,
who explained that she never
suspected her neighbour because while
she was searching for her child, the
suspect was in her room with her
children praying and shouting “holy
ghost fire.”
She said she later discovered it was a
ploy to prevent her from hearing
Emmanuel’s screams.
“Later, we saw her leaving the
house with a box on her head. She
said she was travelling. It was my
landlady that challenged her why
she could go out when everybody
was busy searching for Emmanuel.
“The landlady asked her to stop, but
she suddenly increased her pace
and started running. That was how
the landlady shouted, ‘kidnapper,
kidnapper’, and people ran after
her.”
The box was said to have fallen, and
when it was opened, the missing boy
was found in it.
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