A woman accused of being a kidnapper has been arrested by residents of Qadri Close in the Ojuelegba area of Lagos. The suspect was allegedly nabbed with a seven-year-old girl, identified only as Khadijat. The suspected abductor, Mrs. Grace Uduak, said to be in her 30s, had reportedly lured the girl with puff puff around 10am and was about to leave the neighbourhood when she was rounded up.
PUNCH Metro learnt that the suspect called Khadijat, who was in her parents’ house, and gave her the puff puff. She was said to have told the little girl to follow her. A resident, Joseph Adebiyi, said Uduak initially whispered into Khadijat’s ears after which she gave her the snack. He said when residents of the area confronted the suspect, she told them she was pressed and wanted the girl to lead her to a toilet in the area.
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