The Anti-Kidnapping
Unit of Lagos State Police Command has begun an investigation into the
abduction of a three year old baby who was abducted by her mum's apprentice,
last Saturday, from their home in Alagbado.
Mrs Oluwatobi
Adebiyi, a milliner, who also strings beads hired, apprentice, Grace John to
work at her shop just 5 days before her daughter was abducted by her.
According to
Vanguard, Grace approached Mrs Adebiyi two weeks ago, signifying her interest
to learn the art of bead and hat making.
Mrs Adebiyi agreed
to have her learn the trade from her and gave her conditions for registration.
Grace agreed to the agreement, left and promised to return with the
requirement.
Grace reported to
the shop located at 1, James Oyedele Street, Moshalashi, on January 23 and made
a part payment of N10,000 to Mrs Adebiyi. When asked to provide two copies of
her passport photographs and a guarantor, Grace assured her boss-to-be that she
would make them available by Saturday, January 28. However, what happened next
has brought great grief to the family.
The woman's husband
Mr Adebiyi and father of the 3 year old baby narrated what happened next. He
said:
“I was not at home
when the incident happened. But my wife told me that while Grace was leaving
the shop, our three-year-old baby was crying after her. My wife allowed her to
go with Grace without an inkling of any sinister motive.
“But after waiting
for about five minutes without seeing them, she went out of the shop and saw
Grace standing with a man whom she concluded could be her brother that was to
come and stand as a guarantor for her. She went back into the shop.
“She was tempted to
go out and look for them having waited for some time. But this time around,
neither Grace, the stranger nor our baby was seen. She immediately called
Grace’s phone. But she kept cutting the calls, saying she was in a noisy place.
“At a point, she
switched off her phone. It is so strange because this particular baby does not
like strangers carrying her. We have not heard anything from her since
Saturday.”
The father added
that there has been no call to demand for ransom for the release of their
daughter.
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