The Orekoya children kidnapped by a
nanny, Mary Akinloye, in the Surulere area of Lagos State, have been
rescued and reunited with
their family.
A family source told The PUNCH
on Wednesday that they were rescued on Tuesday night.
Confirming the incident, the
children’s father, Leke, in a telephone interview with our correspondent,
laughed as he said the children were undergoing check up at a clinic.
He said, “Yes, they have been
rescued. We are very happy.”
Asked if the N13m ransom was paid or
the police did the job, he said the family would like to be silent on that
aspect.
Our correspondent visited the Police
College Hospital, Ikeja, where the Orekoya kids were being treated after they
were released by their captors.
It was learnt that the parents
discovered that they were bitten by mosquitoes while in captivity.
The two older boys – Adedamola (4 years
old) and Demola (6) – played around the Female Ward of the hospital.
Their father, Leke, cuddled
11-month-old Aderomola, singing him a lullaby as the child slowly shut his
eyelids, drifting to sleep.
He had a drip fastened to his fair
wrist.
“That is how I sing for them; all of
them. I am so happy they are alive. All glory to God,” Leke said, smiling.
He promised to address the press on
Thursday, saying the family wanted to rest for the remaining hours of the day.
The Police Public Relations Officer,
Kenneth Nwosu, said the police were on the trail of the kidnappers, adding that
the victims were rescued around 9pm in the Shasha, Egbeda area of Lagos State.
Source: Punch Newspaper.
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