61-year-old widow kidnapped in Lagos [PHOTOS]

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61-year-old widow kidnapped in Lagos [PHOTOS]

A 61-year-old widow, Mrs. Victoria Falodi, who resides in Iyewa Olorunsogo Estate, Lagos was reportedly abducted by some hoodlums around Ishawo area, Ikorodu.

Punch reports that Victoria was whisked away at her residence after a neighbor identified as Baba Ayomide went to charge his mobile phone at her house.

He was arrested as the case was reported at the Owutu Police Division.

Victoria’s daughter, simply identified as Fola, while narrating the incident said, “A neighbour of ours called Baba Ayomide came to charge his mobile phone. She came out and collected the phone from him and was about to enter the house when three men suddenly appeared and attacked her. She begged them but they didn’t listen. They whisked her away. They came with an axe, a cutlass and a gun.

“There was an attempt to kidnap her a few months ago. We left home for about a month. We came back thinking the community was calm. We have not heard anything from the gang. She is a widow.”

Fola’s elder sister, Mrs. Dorcas Oyedepo, requested that the Nigerian Navy should join hands with the security agencies to rescue her mother.

“The army and the police have been making efforts to rescue her. They have been patrolling the community. We want the Nigerian Navy to be involved to so the officers can penetrate the waterways. Members of Oodua People Congress have joined in the rescue efforts,” she added.

Other residents in the area also lamented the high spate of kidnapping in the community.

The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, was not reachable to confirm the report.