The shock from the abduction of
two-year-old Khadija by an unknown woman in Kuje area of the Federal
Capital Territory on Saturday, forced her mother into premature labour
on Sunday.
The girl’s father, Mr. Umar Suleiman,
informed Northern City News on the telephone on Sunday that the girl was
kidnapped in their former neighbouhood in Kuje while he was away in
Akure.
Suleiman had on Saturday announced the abduction of his daughter on his Facebook wall.
In the post, which was published at
3:58pm, he said, “This is my daughter. Her name is Khadija. She was
snatched two hours ago by a woman in Kuje. Please, anybody who sees her
should report to the nearest police station. My number is 08022416077.”
Narrating what transpired on the fateful
day, Suleiman said, “Yesterday (Saturday), when I was going for a job
in Ondo and took a flight to Akure, I left my wife and daughter at home.
“The mother (his wife) is pregnant and,
at a point, she started feeling a discomfort. She decided to visit the
hospital while she kept our daughter, who is two years and seven months
with our former neighbours where we lived for two years before
relocating to the Low Cost Estate where we’ve only spent three months.
“On the mother’s return, the neighbours
told her the girl had gone to buy ‘wara ’ (milk cake) in company with a
neighbour’s son , a 10-year-old. The boy later returned to say a woman
had snatched the girl from him.”
The father, who said he was talking to
our correspondent from the police station where the incident was
reported, said, “Because of that discomfort, the mother went into
labour. She was in shock and could not be delivered of the baby. This
morning, (Sunday), they had to conduct a caesarean section on her
because the baby’s heartbeat was not proper, they had to do the
surgery.”
When contacted on Sunday, the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, Anjuguri Manzah, said he was not aware of the case.
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