10Year Old boy kidnapped in Abuja church

A 10-year-old boy, Chibuike Ogbusu, has been
abducted by unknown persons at St.
Bartholomew Cathedral Church (Anglican
Communion) Kubwa, Abuja. The young boy had attended the Boys Brigade
rehearsal at the church last Saturday and was
on his way home when he was abducted. Chibuike’s father, Dr. Peter Ogbusu, told
newsmen on Wednesday that the family had yet
to hear from the kidnappers, adding that
different people had however been calling to
make “funny” demands and suggestions. According to him, the boy had gone to the
church for rehearsals with three friends. They
were coming home when he was snatched. “After the Boys’ Brigade practice, Chibuike’s
friends told him they wanted to drink water at a
borehole in front of the church, but he told
them he was not thirsty. So the others went to
drink while he waited for them. When the three
boys got to where they left Chibuike, they did not see him and they left for their homes,
thinking he had gone home. They did not know
that he had been abducted,” Peter said. The Optometrist said when the family did not
see Chibuike at 7.30pm, they telephoned his
friends who expressed surprise that he had not
reached home since he left the church around
6.30pm. The father said, “We went to the church and
searched for him everywhere, but saw no sign
of him. The next day being Sunday, it was
announced in church that our son was missing.
We also went to hospitals, but we didn’t see
him. The police are currently investigating his disappearance.” He added that the family had, however, been
receiving calls from unknown persons asking
for N10m, while others advised him to visit a
prophet who would assist him to locate his
missing son. The worried father expressed hope that the boy
would be found, noting that everyone had been
praying for Chibuike’s release. The FCT Police Public Relations Officer,
Altienne Daniel, said the incident was being
treated as a missing person case. “I have just spoken with the DPO, Kubwa, and
he confirmed that the case is being
investigated; the boy is only missing, he was
not kidnapped,” she said.