15-Year Old Girl Whom Her Cousin Abducted To Libya Has Been Freed

Precious Nwaigwe, the 15-year-old girl kidnapped in the Ajah
area of Lagos State, while on her way to school in Ogun State, has been
returned to Lagos about a year after her abduction.

Punch Metro learnt that detectives at the State Criminal
Investigation Department, together with men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad,
rescued the girl.

She was said to have been dropped off in the Obalende area
of Lagos State on Friday.

Our correspondent had exclusively reported on January 27,
2015, that Precious had come to Lagos from her school to spend the holiday with
her father in the Ajah area of the state.

Her father, Okoro, had told our correspondent that he took
her to the Sangotedo Motor Park when it was time for her to go back to school.

He said he bid his daughter farewell on the fateful day, May
24, 2014, without knowing the vehicle she boarded was owned by kidnappers.

It was reported that a few weeks after the journey, the
Nwaigwes got a call from Precious’s school, Ikenne Community College, Ikenne,
Ogun State, that she had yet to arrive in the school.

They were said to have reported to policemen from the Ajah
division.

It was reported that about two months after the kidnap, the
victim’s parents got a call from the kidnappers in the Niger Republic, who
demanded a ransom of $100,000.

In a follow-up report, our correspondent reported that the
kidnappers threatened to make Precious work for the ransom, if it was not paid.

Our correspondent later reported that Precious had been sold
to a pimp, who told her parents that “it is just business”.

The victim’s father had expressed helplessness and frustration,
saying the family had become bankrupt from spending much without getting any
result.

The case had been transferred from the Ajah Police Division
to the SCID, where a number of arrests were made.

The matter was later taken over by SARS, where it was
discovered that the victim had been sold to Libya.

It was also discovered that a relative of the girl was
involved in the kidnap.

Our correspondent learnt that one of the suspects, Kelvin
Kizito, opened up to the police after undergoing a series of interrogations.

The source said, “This Kelvin had been arrested for some
time now, and he had been reluctant to release information.

“But he was made to undergo some serious interrogations and
drillings, and afterwards, he said he should be allowed access to a phone.

“When he was given the phone, he called one of his people
and told them to release the girl because the game was up.

“The girl was released from Libya and on Friday she arrived
in Lagos. She was dropped off at Obalende.”

Precious’ father confirmed that his daughter had been found.

He said, “Yes, she’s been found. I am just leaving the
village and coming to Lagos as well. I will give you some more details later.”

The Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Police
Command, Kenneth Nwosu, said he would get back to our correspondent, but had
yet to do so as of press time.