Two nursery and kindergaten pupils were on Friday kidnapped in Akure the Ondo State capital.
The children were allegedly kidnapped and taken away in their mother’s ash-colored Toyota Camry in Akure’s Leo neighborhood.
The incident happened around 8 p.m. on Friday, according to a local, as their mother drove into their compound.
It was also discovered that the incident had already been reported to a nearby police station.
The development is said to be causing panic among residents of Leo, in the state capital.
The Ondo State Police Command on Saturday confirmed the incident.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mrs. Funmilayo Odunlami, said the abduction took place on Friday night.
She said upon their return from an outing at about 8PM, their mother parked her car in front of their house and went out to open the gates leaving the two kids in the vehicle.
According to the PPRO, another car with three occupants suddenly drove up to her; some of the occupants collected her car keys and drove her car away with the kids inside.
Odunlami said the anti-kidnapping section of the police is already on the trail of the assailants to rescue the two kids and recover the car.
Ada Peter
