Kids Abducted by Maid were Found Abandoned in Sagamu, One Traumatised (Photo)

We all received the great news yesterday -  three-year-old Rafael and his 15-month-old brother, Michael Esharegharan, who were  abducted by their 25-year-old housemaid, simply identified as Juliet, have been found.

The young boys were found in the Sagamu area of Ogun State, abandoned near the Sagamu Police Station on Thursday. Passersby in the area had alerted the police to the presence of the children. And according to an uncle of the children, Mr. Darlington Abuda, one of the kids is currently traumatised.



PUNCH had reached out to the family and Abuda said the children would be taken to a hospital for medical examination, adding that the whole family was reveling in the euphoria of the kids’ rescue. He said:

 “We are jubilant. Their rescue is the best Christmas gift the whole family can ever get. Michael is crying now and the mother is attending to him and his elder brother. We give glory to God for returning them to the family safe and sound. I learnt they were abandoned near the Sagamu Police Station by the housemaid.”

Efforts to reach the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Muyiwa Adejobi, proved abortive as calls made to his mobile phone rang out, PUNCH says. He had yet to reply to the text message sent to his line.

However, the Lagos Police spokesperson, DSP Kenneth Nwosu, promised to brief  them on how the police were able to rescue the children. He had not done so as of press time.

No arrest has been made in connection with the abduction.