8-year-old boy kidnapped from school, exchanged for
N51,000 goods in Lagos
By Evelyn Usman
LAGOS—Attempt by a middle-aged man to exchange an eight-year-old kidnapped boy with goods worth N51,000 in Surulere area of Lagos, has been foiled , following his arrest, Monday.
The suspect, identified as Jonathan
Cooker, reportedly kidnapped the primary school pupil (names withheld) who was
returning from a summer coaching in a school located around Lawrence road.
Thereafter, he reportedly took the
boy to a provision store located on Cole Street and ordered for crates of soft
drinks worth N51,000.
Instead of paying, he was said to
have told the shop owner that he would be leaving his younger brother
(kidnapped boy) behind, to get money from the house. The unsuspecting shop
owner obliged him and gave the crates of soft drinks to him.
But the bubble burst after a
passer-by who identified the little boy asked what he was doing in the shop. At
that moment, Cooker reportedly increased his pace in a bid to escape from the
scene . But he was immediately apprehended when the little boy told the
passer-by that he was picked by a stranger.
[Vanguard]
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