Two-Month-Old Baby Abducted at Gunpoint in Delta Tricycle Attack

A two-month-old baby has been abducted at gunpoint by suspected kidnappers operating in a commercial tricycle along the NNPC Link Road, Ekpan, in Delta State.

The incident occurred at about 4pm on Monday when the baby’s mother, Mrs Rita Oghale, boarded a tricycle, popularly known as keke, from Shaguolor Junction to Airport Road with her two children. According to her account, a man and a woman were already seated at the back of the tricycle as passengers.

Mrs Oghale said that upon reaching the NNPC Link Road, close to the Delta Careers College fence and just before the traffic light, the male passenger suddenly produced a gun and demanded her two-month-old baby, identified as Riches. She explained that the suspect forcefully snatched the baby from her, took her phone number, and pushed her and her other child out of the tricycle before the vehicle sped off.

The distraught mother said the matter has been reported to the police and appealed to members of the public with any useful information that could help in locating and rescuing her child to contact the nearest police station.