The Mayor of the Ikwuano local government area of Abia State, Osinachi Nwaka, has revealed that two out of the three siblings who were kidnapped in Ikwuano have been found.

Nwaka disclosed that the two siblings who have since been reunited with their family members were rescued in different parts of Anambra State by security operatives.

This is as the Ikwuano Major revealed that a Reverend Sister what is now in the police custody, was a member of a child-trafficking syndicate in the state.

The Mayor who made the revelation on Tuesday when members of the Abia State chapter of the Online Media Practitioners of Nigeria (OMPAN) paid him a courtesy visit at the local government headquarters in Ikwuano revealed that the incident happened on 10th of May 2024 when the children between the age of 4 to 8 were kidnapped on their way back from school.

The incident, he said gave him sleepless nights, prompting series of meetings with various arms of security agencies under the local government area.

The Mayor narrated that one of the children was traced to Ekwulobia and the other was traced to Nkpor axis of Onitsha, in the same Anambra State.

Two of the three abducted children, rescued by security agencies, according the Mayor, have been reunited with their family.

The Mayor thanked the governor of the state, the Commissioner of Police and heads of security agencies in the state for their resilience in ensuring that the children were safely returned to the state and reunited with their families, assured that the remaining one would soon be found and returned to the state as security agencies intensify their search, using available information within their disposal.

OMPAN should give the government of Governor Alex Otti and his team needed credit where they get it right and criticize constructively where they don’t get it right with the goal of achieving a better and prosperous Abia.

The least they should do is to call the parents and tell them not to bring the child to school the following day instead of sending the child away. Or they should have a place where you can quarantine them to be, after school time they can come and take them.” Mayor Osinachi said.

Responding to the quest by the Mayor, Chief Promise Uzoma Okoro, Chairman of Abia OMPAN, assured Mayor Osinachi that as part of the watchdog of the society, OMPAN is ready to synergize and not a stooge of the government and OMPAN is ready to partner with the Mayor and criticize the government where necessary, for a better Abia.

(CDA News)