Woman rescued from suspected kidnappers, ritualists by mob in Lagos

Three suspected kidnappers and ritualists on Monday ran out of luck, as the 22-year-old woman, Abidemi Omoniyi, they kidnapped was rescued

by a mob at Agege, Lagos.

The suspects – Onwuka Makus, 71; Emeka Omenuko, 35; and Blessing Nwaeze, 29, who abducted the hotel receptionist were said to have come from Ibadan, Oyo State, to perpetrate the crime in Lagos. The lady had boarded an unpainted taxi around 7am, at Egbatedo Bus Stop enroute Pen Cinema. She said she boarded the car without suspecting the kidnappers/ritualists.

Speaking to The Nation correspondent,  the abducted lady said;

“It was only the driver and a woman that were in when I joined. Few metres away, two others entered the vehicle pretending to be passengers. .
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I knew I entered a wrong vehicle immediately the driver, Emeka Okeke, started telling the female passenger (Blessing Nwaeze) that she did not lock his boot properly. .
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He said the woman did not tell him she had dollars in the boot and for that reason, everyone in the car would share it. As soon as I heard that, I told myself these were fraudsters and I asked them to drop me. But they refused. .
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The next thing, the woman held me and the old man (Monday Onwuka) started fondling my breast. The driver brought out a simcard and put inside a phone and called someone that they were on their way with the items. .
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They told me they will cut off my breasts and other parts and that a customer was already waiting for us at Ibadan. The old man said I will die today that no matter how I screamed, no one will hear my voice. .
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Fortunately, there was a man that has been observing what was happening. The driver got to a busy spot and raised the alarm. He said he has been hearing my voice and it seemed I was shouting for help. .
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He asked them who I was and the woman immediately said I was her younger sister and that our parents said they should bring me home. I told the man I do not know them and that I had entered the vehicle thinking it was a taxi. .
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That was when people gathered and started beating them. They were four but one was able to escape while the other three were beaten and handed over to the police.”