There was jubilation in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State on February 14, 2024, when two kidnapped children were rescued and reunited with their parents by the police.

There was jubilation in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State on February 14, 2024, when two kidnapped children were rescued and reunited with their parents by the police. 

The children, both pupils at Divine Grace Academy, were abducted on January 22, 2024, at Nwezenyi junction in Ndiokpoto village, Igbeagu community in Izzi Local Government Area of the state, by a woman who pretended to be a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). 

One of the kidnapped victims, Ngozi Nwibo, aged seven years was rescued at Oba in Idemili Local Government Area of Anambra State on Sunday 4th January, 2024 and the female kidnapper was arrested and brought to Ebonyi State Police Command. 

Following her confessional statement, she was taken to Lagos State where the second victim, 3-year-old Chinamaza Nwachukwu, was also rescued while the woman who bought her escaped arrest. 

Speaking at his residence when friends, relatives and well-wishers gathered to celebrate with them, Chinaza’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Simon Nwachukwu whose joy knew no bounds expressed gratitude to God for the rescue of their kidnapped daughter.

The couple said that they spent a huge amount of money in the process of police investigation and recovery of their daughter, but maintained that nothing could be worth the life of their child.

Mr. Nwachukwu called on the wife of Ebonyi State Governor. Mrs. Mary-Maudline Nwifuru and relevant law enforcement agencies to ensure that justice prevailed with regard to those involved in the dastardly act to serve as a deterrent to others.