10-year-old abducted in Enugu ‘rescued’ by police

A 10-year-old abducted from Enugu-Ezike community in Enugu state has been rescued by the police.

The minor was abducted from her home in the Ukwuinyi Ogrute area of Enugu-Ezike on Sunday.

Four masked and armed men operating in a black pickup truck were said to have kidnapped the 10-year-old.

Daniel Ndukwe, police spokesperson in the state, said the child was rescued at about 11pm on Monday.

He said the abductors abandoned their victim “as a result of pressure mounted on them by police operatives”.

“She has been reunited with her parents,” the police spokesperson said.

He quoted the commissioner of police in the state as saying the “horrifying” abduction of the minor “is one that is highly intolerable and shall not be treated lightly”.