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Daniel1991(m): 11:07am On Mar 04, 2024
A 12-year-old Junior Secondary School (JSS-2) student (name withheld), who was allegedly used to buy two bags of rice by suspected kidnappers has been found.

His father, Pastor Joshua Ogbonna, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday in Lagos that suspected kidnappers took his son and used him to buy two bags of rice valued at N180,000 from a food stuff seller.

He said that on Friday, March 1, at about 9.00 am, his son was asked to buy moi-moi (bean-pudding) for family breakfast and did not return home.

According to him, the boy went to the place to buy the moi-moi, the seller told him it was not ready, but collected the money and told him to come back.

He said some minutes later, his son went back to the woman to collect the moi-moi, but never returned.

We were looking for him everywhere, we went to the place he was supposed to buy the moi-moi and asked the lady selling. She explained that the boy was there earlier but the moi-moi was not ready, she collected N1,000 from him and asked him to come back later.

She explained that when he came back, he came with a man and the lady thought the man was his father, the man collected the moi-moi from her and they both left.

“She said the man was putting on white top and black tros, dark in complexion. I told her we have been looking for him, and thereafter, we went to New Oko-Oba Police Division at Abule-Egba, to make entry, so that they can help me look for my child,” he said.

Ogbonna further explained that while they were still at the station, around 5.00 p.m., he received a call from another police officer, who said he was calling from Red House Police Station, Iju Ishaga.

Ogbonna said that the officer told him his son was with them and he should come to the station.

He said he went there with three policemen from New Oko-Oba Police Division, where they told the officer that there was a report of a missing child.

The police officer, who called me said, this is not a case of a missing child, but theft. The officer said the child stole two bags of rice. I asked, how can a 12-year-old boy steal two bags of rice, I told the officer that we live in Abule-Egba. The police showed me a footage of two men and the boy, who went to the rice seller. The policeman said that the men bought two bags of rice for N180,000.

The officer said one of the men claimed that they had a church event and needed to buy rice. The man claimed he was the father of the boy.

He asked the boy to wait at the rice shop, while he went home to get the money, he left with the two bags of rice in company of the other man,” he explained.

Ogbonna said the officer explained that when the man did not come back with the money, the rice seller asked the boy the “whereabout of his father who brought him there.”

My boy told the rice seller that he didn’t know the man nor where he lived, they started beating him, calling him thief, while he was being beaten a man came up to his rescue.

They told him all that happened. They went to police station with my boy to report the case, that was when they called me. The Police said there is a CCTV Camera that captured them when they were coming to carry the rice.

“They didn’t show me where they were carrying the rice. The rice sellers insisted that I must pay for the rice, I told them, I can’t pay for two bags, I will pay for one bag for my son to be released to me.

“I paid N90,000 for one bag of rice. After that Police said I must bail my child, I told them how can I bail a child. They insisted, then I told them, I will leave my child with them if they refuse to release him to me.

“I later paid N5,000 to bail my son
,” he said.

Ogbonna said he left the Red House Police Station for Oko-Oba Police Division to close the case of missing child with N10,000 payment.

The Lagos Police Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident, stressing that the police was investigating the case.

Hundeyin advised traders to beware of fraudsters using innocent children as collateral to obtain goods.

“Insist that they leave with their brother or sister and bring the money before they can take any item,” he counseled. (NAN)

https://leadership.ng/suspected-kidnappers-used-my-boy-as-collateral-for-rice-father/

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RepoMan007: 11:22am On Mar 04, 2024
Hmmm.

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Centcanada: 12:57pm On Mar 04, 2024
Oh!
mmadu4: 12:57pm On Mar 04, 2024
nigeria is gone

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Centcanada: 12:57pm On Mar 04, 2024
Oh! Holy mary

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Sofistcatdmoron: 12:57pm On Mar 04, 2024
Nothing we no go hear for this agbado era

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GanagiBitrus: 12:58pm On Mar 04, 2024
All kidnappers deserve to be fed to Lions alive.

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Earthquakes: 12:58pm On Mar 04, 2024
Not really sure what to say or how to feel

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Anguldi(m): 12:59pm On Mar 04, 2024
It is finished angry

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WhoDeyHause: 12:59pm On Mar 04, 2024
This is crazy.

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Ayomide002: 12:59pm On Mar 04, 2024
This is shocking!!!

Local yahoo

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OluwaSegun0509(m): 12:59pm On Mar 04, 2024
Wonders shall never cease. May God Alone keep us all safe.

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chaarly(m): 1:00pm On Mar 04, 2024
Lord have mercy.
Wetin God go judge on judgement day go plentyyyyyyy.

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Egbetayo(m): 1:00pm On Mar 04, 2024
What is the police saying about the bail money?

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money121(m): 1:00pm On Mar 04, 2024
Shebi u dey see wickedness cry cry

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NOGRUDGES(m): 1:01pm On Mar 04, 2024
See format, na when this one start?

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Richtaiwo(m): 1:01pm On Mar 04, 2024
Ogbonna said he left the Red House Police Station for Oko-Oba Police Division to close the case of missing child with N10,000 payment.
In essence, you stopped further investigation. Perhaps the child has informed you that it is in-house thingy.
ArewaNightmare: 1:01pm On Mar 04, 2024
grin The officer said one of the men claimed that they had a church event and needed to buy rice. The man claimed he was the father of the boy.

“He asked the boy to wait at the rice shop, while he went home to get the money, he left with the two bags of rice in company of the other man,”



After reading this eeh 😜😜 I bu burst in laughter but the RICE SELLER should be ashamed of his /her Stewpidity honestly, how can someone come to ur shop and Carry away ur goods and told his son to wait for him there as collateral and ur sense didn't tell u anything 😆😆😆 maybe the Rice seller use to buy his own rice same way from manufacturers

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JuanDeDios: 1:02pm On Mar 04, 2024
NOGRUDGES:
See format, na when this one start?
Old format. Been operational since the '80s (during Shagari's austerity). But usually, it was your own kid you left at the shop. This one of kidnapping a child to use is new to me.

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inoki247: 1:02pm On Mar 04, 2024
Lol Kidnappers jus dey update dere O.S everyday...

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WereyBoi: 1:02pm On Mar 04, 2024
Omo, wahala.
seunlayi(m): 1:03pm On Mar 04, 2024
Lol

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Bacteria8: 1:03pm On Mar 04, 2024
grin

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MyVILLAGEpeople(m): 1:03pm On Mar 04, 2024
angry

I noticed kidnappers now demand food items as ransoms before even demanding money. Its really crazy.

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Ehins22(m): 1:03pm On Mar 04, 2024
grin
AllahOfBlood: 1:04pm On Mar 04, 2024
grin
swiych(m): 1:04pm On Mar 04, 2024
I ed when I was in JSS2, I already had a girlfriend, I completed secondary school barely the age of 16 btw. Maybe the boy was hypnotised, if not, na mumu him be.

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Coly2012(m): 1:04pm On Mar 04, 2024
Na still police go tell you say bailing is free...mad people everywhere.

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greenie77: 1:05pm On Mar 04, 2024
Crazy!
Real2088: 1:05pm On Mar 04, 2024
As the hardship dey grow, Nigerians dey invent format

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FreeStuffsNG: 1:05pm On Mar 04, 2024
Thank God the boy is safe and back at home with his family. Good that police are already on the case.
God bless the father for being proactive. God bless Nigeria for ever! Check my signature for free stuffs!

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