Nurudeen was caught with four girls he was taking out of the
community to Ajah in Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area of Lagos State.
According to PM News, the suspect was caught by an acquaintance of
one of the girls. When he was asked where he was taking the girls early
in the morning, he could not give any explanation. The acquaintance then
raised an alarm which alerting other members of the community. Members of the community descended on him and later took him to the local chief’s (Baale) house for interrogation.
Addressing the large crowd gathered at the Baale’s house, Nurudeen said: “They
came to me for financial assistance to enable them go to Ajah in Lagos
State. I was taking them to Ajah when somebody identified one of them. I
am only assisting them.”
The kidnapped girls however denied seeking assistance from him.
According to the girls, the suspect picked them from the community.
He told them their parents were witches and were planning to kill them.
One of the girls said: “My name is Jumoke. I am 16 years old.
Badmus lives near my house. He told me my mother was a witch and that
she was planning to kill me. He said I should follow him to a town to
escape being killed. He warned me not to tell my mother. I didn’t know
the place he was taking me to. He also tried to rape me but I resisted
him.”
The youngest among them, a 9-year-old girl, who gave her name as
Nimota said she was picked on the road by the suspect and told to run
away as her mother was planning to kill her.
The parents of the girls upon arrival at the Baale’s house, identified the suspect as a neighbor.
According to them, they had no idea he was kidnapper.
The police was informed about the matter and they came and took the suspect away to Sango police station for interrogation.
