Kidnapped Orekoya Kids Rescued!

Good news at last for the Orekoya family.

Their three kids – Aderomola (11 months old), Adedamola (4 years old) and Demola (6 years old) who were kidnapped by their nanny from their Lawanson Road residence in Lagos last Wednesday, have now been rescued by the police and have been reunited with their parents in Lagos.

This was made known to the public after Adebisi Orekoya, mother of the three children, took to Facebook  to thank Nigerians for their support and prayers.

In her words, “We give God all the Glory. Our Orekoya missing Kids have been found. Thank you so much everyone for ur prayers and moral and Financial support all along. The list is endless, of awesome mothers, sisters, business partners, father’s and even kids too. You’ve been amazing! May God grant all your heart desires too. Much love always.

Details of the rescue are however sketchy and it is unclear if a ransom was paid by the family.

Police detectives attached to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Lagos Command  rescued the three kids on Tuesday evening.

They were reportedly abandoned by their abductors in an uncompleted building at Akowonjo area of Lagos.

The nanny, Mary Akinloye, who was sourced from the online sales website OLX left the house with the three kids barely 24 hours on the job last Wednesday. Akinloye and her gang later called the parents demanding for a N15 million ransom which they reportedly reduced later to N13 million.

According to Daily trust newspaper:

Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Kenneth Nwosu confirmed their rescue. He said that the kidnappers fled abandoning the children when the pressure on them was becoming too high.
According to him, the children were picked up by the police from an abandoned house somewhere around Akowonjo area of Lagos.
“I can confirm to you that the three kids have been rescued by the police. They are currently being treated at the Nigeria Police Hospital, Ikeja. Their parents are also with them at the hospital. They would be allowed to go home with their parents as soon as they are certified OK to go home by the doctors,” he added.
Kenneth Nwosu however, did not disclosed if any ransom was paid.
The father of the kids, Lere Orekoya, also confirmed the development in a text message.
He however, did not give details on how they were rescued, but he thanked all journalists for the assistance they rendered while the family’s ordeal lasted.
Mary and her gang however demanded for an initial ransom of N15 million as ransom for the release of the kids.
They were said to have reduced the ransom demand to N13 million, after much pleading from the parents of the children.
They threatened to kill the children if their demands were not met.