Police arrest woman for kidnapping kids in Lagos, Oyo

The Lagos state police command has announced that a serial kidnap suspect has been arrested by the command and two victims reunited with their families.

The command disclosed this in a statement posted on twitter by the force spokesperson in Lagos, SP Benjamin Hundeyin.

The command said the 28-year-old female suspect, Joy Kolapo, was arrested in Oyo state after kidnapping her neighbour’s three-year-old son, identified only as Bright in the Ejigbo area of Lagos.

According to intelligence gathered by the police, Kolapo demanded a ransom of N55,000 from the parents of the boy and fled to Oyo after receiving payment. She took Bright at a friend’s shop in Akute before leaving the state.

While in Oyo, Kolapo allegedly kidnapped another victim identified as Moses, seven-year-old, and demanded N20,000 as ransom for his release.

The suspect was arrested in Omi Adio area of Oyo state on November 12, 2022 with another victim, one Moses ‘m’ aged 7 whom she had kidnapped in Olopo Meta area of Oyo state.