Two arrested over attempt to steal 3-year-old child in Ondo

The Ondo State Police Command has arrested 2 suspects implicit a lawsuit of alleged conspiracy and attempted kid stealing reported successful the Ogbagi Akoko country of the state.

A connection issued connected Wednesday by the Command’s spokesman, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, said the cognition was carried retired connected the 22nd of March, 2026.

According to the statement, the incidental was reported by 1 Mrs Olanireti, who resides astatine Ioso Street, Ogbagi Akoko.

She reported that she sent her three-year-old son, Alex Ayobami, to conscionable his grandmother, who lives down her shop.

However, soon after, an alarm was raised by a acrophobic subordinate of the public, 1 Oni, who noticed suspicious enactment involving the child.

The constabulary noted that portion acting swiftly connected the alarm, the complainant rushed to the country wherever she discovered 2 suspects, identified arsenic Adefarati Idowu and Adepoju Babatunde, attempting to fly the country connected an unregistered Bajaj motorcycle with her child.

It was gathered that the child’s grandmother, Mrs Olawale courageously intervened by holding onto the motorcycle, portion different vigilant reside...