A two-year-old boy kidnapped from the Bunyia Iruan community in the Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State has been rescued after two suspected kidnappers were apprehended by youths in the Ogberia Ochoro community in the Mbube area of the Ogoja Local Government Area.
The suspects, identified as Suahnen Lorlumun, 17, and Sekeghshie Silas, 17, were taken to the Okubuchi Police Outpost by the Clan Head of Bunyia Irruan amid concerns that they could be lynched by youths in the area.
The state police command Public Relations Officer, ASP Sunday Eitokpah, confirmed the incident in a statement issued to journalists on Thursday in Calabar.
Eitokpah said the command was aware of the incident and that the suspects were taken to the police outpost for their safety.
“The Cross River State Police Command is aware of an incident involving two young men, namely Suahnen Lorlumun, 17, and Sekeghshie Silas, 17, who were brought to the Okubuchi Police Outpost by the Clan Head of Bunyia Irruan, for their safety following concerns that they could be lynched by youths in the area,” the statement read.
