Operatives of the Quick Response Squad (QRS), Warri, on Sunday, May 10, successfully rescued a two-year-old child suspected to have been abducted and prevented the lynching of a suspect at Igbudu Market, Warri.
The suspect, identified as Fejiro Obaduemu, aged 29, of Idesor Street, Isi Layout, Warri, was intercepted by vigilant residents while carrying the child concealed inside a sack bag, thereby raising suspicion of child stealing. Before the suspect could be mobbed, operatives of the QRS swiftly arrived the scene, rescued both the suspect and the child, and evacuated them to safety. The suspect, who sustained injuries from the mob attack, was taken to the Police Clinic, Warri, for medical attention and subsequently taken into custody for investigation.
Confirming the incident to newsmen, the command’s spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe, said further investigation conducted on 11 May 2026 led to the successful tracing of the child’s parents, and the child was formally reunited with the family in the presence of leaders of the Hausa community in Warri.
Edafe said preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect allegedly confessed to being sent by an unidentified suspect in warri to steal the child. He said efforts are ongoing to arrest the said accomplice and unravel the wider network connected to the crime.
