Police rescue two abducted children on Abuja-Kaduna highway

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By Linda Ikeji
23 October 2026, 10:35 pm
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Operatives of the Niger State Police Command have actually saved 2 abducted kids along the Abuja-Kaduna highway.

The representative for the command, SP Wasiu Abiodun revealed this in a declaration released on Friday, October 23, 2026.

According to the PPRO, the kids, aged 8 and 12, were discovered stranded in their dad’s deserted Toyota Highlander along the Abuja-Kaduna highway after the automobile went missing out on in Suleja.

The occurrence took place on October 19 when the daddy took the kids to a federal government school in Suleja to look for admission however was rejected entry due to the fact that they had insufficient files.

Abiodun stated the daddy parked by the roadside after leaving the school gate and handed the car secret to the kids before going to a neighboring computer system centre to copy some files.

The dad supposedly went back to find that the kids and the automobile were missing out on.

“On 19/10/2026 at about 10:32 a.m, a report was gotten at Maje Div that on the very same date at about 8:40 a.m, the complainant drove his Toyota Highlander automobile bearing Reg. No. ABJ 810 GZ with his 2 kids aged 8yrs and 12yrs respectively as the residents,” the declaration checked out.

“He stated that they were headed to a Government School, Suleja to seek admission for the children but was denied entry into the school for having incomplete documents.

“As an outcome, he drove the car far from eviction, parked by the roadway side and provided the essential to the kids, delegating make copies of some files at a neighboring computer system centre.

“On returning to the spot where he parked, he discovered that the vehicle and the children were nowhere to be found.

“On invoice of the grievance, the DPO right away set in motion to the scene and he talked to the School’s security after which he started extensive search patrol along Abuja-Kaduna highway and while doing so, the stated lorry was discovered deserted along the highway with the 2 kids left stranded.

“The automobile was recuperated and correctly browsed while the kids were saved safe and when questioned, they exposed that they slept off while awaiting their daddy to return. Additional examination is continuous.”