Attempt by a
middle-aged man to exchange an eight-year-old kidnapped boy with goods worth
N51,000 in Surulere area of Lagos, has
been foiled , following his arrest, Monday.
The suspect, identified as Jonathan Cooker, reportedly
kidnapped the primary school pupil (names withheld) who was returning from
a summer coaching in a school located
around Lawrence road.
Thereafter, he reportedly took the boy to a provision store
located on Cole Street and ordered for crates of soft drinks worth N51,000.
Instead of paying, he was said to have told the shop owner
that he would be leaving his younger brother (kidnapped boy) behind, to get money from the house. The unsuspecting
shop owner obliged him and gave the crates of soft drinks to him.
But the bubble burst after a
passer-by who identified the
little boy asked what he was doing in the shop. At that moment, Cooker
reportedly increased his pace in a bid to escape from the scene . But he
was immediately apprehended when the little boy told the passer-by that he was
picked by a stranger.
Vanguard
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