A
Closed Circuit Television Camera at a supermarket in the Abule Egba area of
Lagos State has shown that a woman, identified only as Mama Oyin, who disguised
as a customer, strapped a one-year-old girl, Fehintola Lawal, to her back
before allegedly escaping with the girl.
The
footage, obtained by the police and Fehintola’s family members on Thursday,
captured how Mama Oyin walked around the supermarket, as she searched for
items, a few minutes before the alleged abduction.
PUNCH Metro
had reported on Thursday that Mama Oyin met Fehintola’s mother and grandmother,
who were traders in the Abule Egba area, on Saturday, and said she needed some
items, which were said to be unavailable.
Our correspondent had reported that Mama Oyin returned
on Monday around 11am and begged for direction to where she could buy the items
in Agege, after which the girl’s mother offered to go with the suspect, who was
said to be friendly.
Fehintola
was reported to have fallen asleep and Mama Oyin was said to have requested to
strap the one-year-old to her back, while she (Mama Oyin) handed over her bag
to Lola.
After
boarding a tricycle to Abattoir junction and taking a commercial motorcycle to
Oko Oba, Agege, the women were said to have taken separate motorcycles, during
which Mama Oyin disappeared with the rider on Olaniyi Street.
The
matter was said to have been reported at the Abattoir and Elere police
divisions the same day.
Fehintola’s
aunt, Lolade Oseni, had told PUNCH
Metro that the bag Mama Oyin dropped with Lola contained papers cut
to currency sizes, adding that the phone numbers she gave them did not connect.
Our
correspondent learnt on Thursday that the police had obtained a CCTV footage
showing the suspect with Fehintola in the supermarket.
In
the footage also obtained by PUNCH
Metro, Mama Oyin with the child on her back and Lola Lawal were
seen holding yellow polythene bags and searching for items to buy in the
supermarket.
Mama
Oyin, who wore a black gown with dotted white strips, had after two minutes
proceeded to the exit followed by the victim’s mother.
The
aunt, Oseni, told our correspondent that she hoped the police would rescue
Fehintola as the family members were all distraught over the incident.
She
said, “Mama Oyin did not sleep in our house on Saturday and Sunday when she
visited us. She went back to her supposed house when it was late. The address
she left in our church which she followed us to on Sunday is also fake.
“We
obtained the footage on Thursday. The police worked with the supermarket to
release the video to us. We are hoping that our daughter will be safely rescued
by the police. We have also gone to Eleweran, Abeokuta, Ogun State, to see the
police authorities there.”
The
Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, said the command
was collaborating with the Ogun State Police Command as the search for
Fehintola had been extended.
She
added that the Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, had ordered that the
matter be transferred to the State Department of Criminal Investigations, Yaba.
She
said, “The two commands are working together on the case. We are extending the
investigation to Ogun State, around the Ijoko area. The CP has directed that
the case be transferred to the SDCI, Yaba, for discreet investigation.
“Parents
should beware of friends, and particularly friends that are not traceable, as
we have been having cases of friends disappearing with children of their
victims.”
Source :The Punch
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