A two-year-old child suspected of being abducted has been rescued by the police in Warri, Delta State, and reunited with the parents.
PUNCH Metro gathered that operatives of the Quick Response Squad, Warri, on May 10, 2026, at about 07:15 pm, successfully rescued the child and prevented the lynching of a suspect at Igbudu Market, Warri.
Our correspondent gathered that the suspect, identified as Fejiro Obaduemu, aged 29, of Idesor Street, Isi Layout, Warri, was intercepted by residents while allegedly carrying the child concealed inside a sack bag, raising suspicion of child stealing.
“Before the suspect could be mobbed, operatives of the QRS swiftly responded to the scene, rescued both the suspect and the child, and evacuated them to safety,” the Police Public Relations Officer for Delta State Command, SP Bright Edafe, said in a signed statement made available to journalists in Warri on Wednesday.
The statement noted that “the suspect, who sustained injuries from the mob attack, was taken to the Police Clinic, Warri, for medical attention and subsequently taken into custody for investigation.”
“Further investigation conducted on 11 May 2026 led to the successful tracing of the child’s parents, and the child was formally reunited with the family in the presence of leaders of the Hausa community in Warri,” the police statement added.
According to the police spokesman, “preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect allegedly confessed to being sent by an unidentified person to steal the child.”
He disclosed that efforts are ongoing to arrest the said accomplice and unravel the wider network connected to the crime.
Meanwhile, the state commissioner of police, CP Yemi Oyeniyi, has assured residents that “the command remains committed to protecting children and combating all forms of human trafficking and related crimes.”
The CP urged members of the public to “remain vigilant and promptly report suspicious activities involving children to the nearest police station or through the Command’s emergency lines: 08036684974.”
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