A seven-year-old girl, Mercy Akande, has been kidnapped by her mother’s customer in Sango Ota area of Ogun State.
Mercy’s mother is a Point of Sale operator.
Citing the abducted girl’s nephew, one Jude, Punchng reported that the incident happened on Monday.
It said the kidnapper patronised Mercy’s mother’s business regularly though he was not living in the area, adding that on that fateful day he sent the little girl on an errand during which he vanished into thin air with her.
“The man had been visiting her store regularly to withdraw money and buy recharge cards. He had become friendly with the girl and would often buy her food and give her money. He doesn’t stay in the area. On Monday morning, which was December 23, the man visited the stall again and bought food for himself and the girl.
“While the mother was busy attending to other customers, the man sent the girl to buy pure water. On her way back, he approached her halfway to get the sachet water from her. The mum saw this and wasn’t comfortable with it but was distracted by the attention of other customers. By the time she turned towards the daughter’s direction to check what was happening, the guy and her daughter were nowhere to be found,” the publication quoted him as saying.
