Family
members of a missing four-year-old girl, Elo Ogidi, were overjoyed on Friday
after she was found in an orphanage in Benin, Edo State.
Elo was
reportedly stolen from the Christ Embassy in Oregun, Ikeja, Lagos State, during
a church service she attended in company with her parents and their housemaid
on Sunday, July 8, 2018.
Elo’s
father, Okpogene Ogidi, who confirmed the development to the Media on Friday,
said some suspects were also arrested.
The girl was
with the maid during the church’s children thanksgiving service when she
suddenly disappeared.
It was
reported that the maid had gone to get Elo and her two siblings some slices of
cake shared at the thanksgiving, but did not meet the girl on her seat when she
returned.
A child, who
also attended the programme, claimed to have seen a woman taking Elo away.
The case was
reported at the Alausa Police Station and was later transferred to the
Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence
Department, Yaba.
Our
correspondent gathered that the girl was traced to Benin by the police on
Friday while some suspects were arrested in connection with her abduction.
Her father,
Okpogene, who spoke briefly with our correspondent on the telephone, said he
had yet to be fully briefed on how she got to Benin.
He said,
“She was found in Benin. We are going to pick her at the Edo State Police
Command on Saturday (today). She was found in an orphanage. After it was
reported in the media, somebody identified her and informed me.
“The police
were alerted and she was found at the orphanage this evening (Friday). We are very excited. I don’t have more
details for now. I will get back to you.”
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