Tuesday, August 12, 2025 - The Anambra State Police Command has urged the media and public for assistance in reuniting a 13-year-old kidnap victim, Anayo Stephen, with his family.
Anayo, who hails from Ubaha-Akparu Community in Ideato Local
Government Area of Imo State was abducted by four young men while on his way to
fetch grass for goats on Saturday, August 9, 2025 and found at Ideani Junction
in Anambra State.
The spokesperson of the command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga,
disclosed this in a statement on Monday, August 11, said the minor escaped
while his captors were asleep in the bush.
“The Anambra State Police Command wishes to inform the
public, especially the good people of Ideato Local Government Area of Imo State
of the safe custody of one Anayo Stephen aged 13 years, from Ubaha-Akparu
Community. The young boy was allegedly abducted in Imo State but was found at
Ideani Junction in Anambra State,” the statement read.
"According to the boy, on 9th August 2025, at about
3.00 p.m., while on his way to fetch grass for goats, four young men in a Hilux
vehicle stopped him. They initially asked him for directions to a certain place
in his area. However, unknown to him, they allegedly abducted him and took him
to an undisclosed location.
"The boy further stated that while his captors were
asleep with him in the bush, he managed to escape. While walking away from the
scene, he met the vigilante operatives at Ideani Junction and narrated his
ordeal. The victim speaks both Igbo and English fluently.
“Given the above, the Command seeks the assistance of
members of the media to share his picture for possible identification and to
reunite him with his family.”
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