Two armed men have abducted a four-month-old baby at gunpoint in Itu Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.
According to the Nigerian
Tribune, the incident occurred at about 3:00 am on Saturday morning, May 4,
2024, in their family house near the PCN Primary School in East Itam.
The baby's father, Udeme Eyo,
of Enen-Atai village in Itu LGA, have sent a Save Our Soul (SOS) to the
security agencies to do all within their powers to recover his baby.
Eyo, who spoke with the
publication said his family was startled by a loud bang on the door at about 3
am on Saturday when two hefty men stormed their bedroom and demanded for their
baby.
“I was half asleep when I heard
the bang on the door. I jumped out of bed, but the door was pulled to the
ground with force. Two strange men entered and demanded my son. As a man, I
tried to stop them, but they brought out guns and machetes. I struggled,” he
narrated.
"They seized the child
from my wife, who was screaming, kicked her aside, and made away with the baby.
When I rushed out to raise an alarm to alert my neighbours, I saw them zoom off
in a car that was parked about a pole away.
“As I speak, my wife is
completely traumatised. We lost our first child at about the same age, and now
that she was being consoled by the new baby boy, this has happened. I’m
completely confused,” Mr. Eyo lamented.
The village head of the
community, Prof. Efanga Usua, who spoke on the situation, expressed fear and
disappointment, saying that such an occurrence was strange in the area until
recently, when a mentally deranged woman was dispossessed of her baby by unknown
bike men.
He said plans are underway to
call a meeting of the East Itam Northern Traditional Rulers to find a lasting
solution to such frightening occurrences.
According to him, the issue is
with the police, even as an investigation is ongoing to unravel the mystery
behind the abducted child.
The Divisional Crime Officer
(DCO), Ayadehe Police Station, Itu LGA, Bokime Bassey, when contacted, said the
matter had been reported since Saturday, and police were not resting as an
investigation was ongoing to make sure perpetrators of the evil act were
brought to justice.
“Yes, we know about the issue;
it was reported. We are on top of the situation. Even this morning, we were in
that village, and we are making progress,” the DCO stated.
As of the time of sending this
report, efforts to speak with the State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO),
ASP Timfon John, proved abortive, as repeated calls to her mobile phone were
not attended to
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