The alleged kidnapper who abducted a two-year-old girl from the premises of Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministries [MFM] in Lagos has finally demanded ransom from the family of the little girl.
Prosecutor, Inspector Chinalu Uwadione, on Friday, told Chief Magistrate A.O. Adedayo of Ebute Metta Chief Magistrates’ Court one Chibuzor Elikee kidnapped Esther Ojo on March 24, at 12.30 p.m.The prosecutor alleged that Elikee and others who are still at large conspired and kidnapped Miss Ojo whose whereabouts is still unknown. He alleged that Elikee also demanded N1.6m to secure her release and N5,000 recharge cards from Mr. James Ojo, Esther’s father.
At his arraignment at Ebute Metta Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday, the magistrate ordered that Elikee be remanded in prison.
Chief Magistrate Adedayo remanded Elikee at the Kirikiri Prisons, pending the outcome of legal advice from the State’s Director of Public Prosecutions. Adedayo adjourned the matter until June 10 for the DPP’s advice. Uwadione said the offence contravened the provisions of sections 2(ii), 3 and 6 of the Kidnapping Prohibition Laws of Lagos State, 2017.
Recall that her mother said Esther had gone to the toilet to ease herself when she went missing.“We went to the church together and I am one of the children’s teachers. As of 12.31pm, we were still together and I was cautioning her not to step on the child sleeping on the bed until someone called me and I left where she was.
“We were almost through with the second service and I was very busy because I was rounding off the programme. The other teachers told me that Esther said she wanted to urinate and a child of a church worker took her to the toilet. The girl was the one that used to help me with Esther whenever I was busy and Esther was already used to her.
“The girl said she placed my daughter on the potty and left her there when somebody sent her on an errand to buy pure water. When she returned from the errand, I asked after my daughter and she said when she checked her in the toilet, she was not there.
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Source: WuzupNaija