Percy Onyeka
The girl Mirabel David, a Senior Secondary one student of Children of Light School, Benue state was said to have been kidnapped a week ago in Abakaliki the capital city of Ebonyi state when she was sent to beans at the street, but she was unfortunately abducted.
Ebonyi State police commissioner Augustina Ogbodo disclosed to members of Nigeria Association of Women Journalists( NAWOJ) Ebonyi state through the spokesperson of the command SP Onome Ononovwakpoyeye after a courtesy visit to the CP.
She said, “We have with us here one Miss Mirabel David an SS1 student of Children of Light School, Benue state who came on a visit with the Mother to Abakaliki a fortnight ago.
“She was kidnapped last week Monday by unknown persons and was taken to Igboekwurekwu in Abi local government area, Cross River state.
“She said that she went to buy something when these people accosted her, waved a handkerchief at her and she fell unconscious and got herself in Cross River state.
She said that her captives always locked her in a room but on this faithful day she was able to escape and ran into the bush and came out to a road where she met three young men and one of them assisted her by carrying her on his bike to Abaomege were there is Military checkpoint. It was there that the military handed her over to the safer Higher Way police, and that was how they took her to the nearest police division.
It was from there that they brought her to the police headquarters in Abakaliki.
Right now, the plan is to hand her over to the patron of the Tiv community in Ebonyi state, DSP Mchiaymu Apevershigh Rtd to help us locate the parents and feed us back”.
Narrating the ordeal, Mirabel David said, “My Mum sent me to buy beans, as I went out about five persons accosted me, flung a handkerchief on me and I became unconscious.
They carried me in a car, and when I woke up I saw myself in a room, they locked me there, and they did not allow me to go out.
“On Monday morning they all went out but the last person that left did not lock the door I now used the opportunity to escape.
When I got to the road I went to the Military checkpoint and they took me to the DPO there.
They called one of them who is from my place to take care of me he now brought me to the Police Headquarters Abakaliki.
” I’m from Logo local government, Benue state. The name of my Daddy is Bayoga David, he is popularly known as David but my mother’s name is Grace, and her native name is Hussei”.
On his part, Supol Mchiaymu Apevershigh retired from Abaomege division. Promised to reunite Mirabel with the family in Benue state.
He said, “The Tiv people are here in their numbers, we have an association and we live peacefully, I am their leader.
We have been assisting the police in cases like this, this is about the first time we have had issues like this. We will make sure to reunite her with the parents in Benue State and report back to the office”.
Techrectory with Agency Report.
