One suspect arrested as safety companies seek for two kidnapped kids in Rivers

One suspect has been arrested in reference to the reported abduction of two kids, Jaiden, 3, and Lolia, 8, in Bonny, Rivers State.

The Chief Press Secretary to the Bonny LGA Chairman, Wisdom Chapp-Jumbo, disclosed this in a press release on Wednesday, October 14, 2026 in Bonny.

According to a press release, the kids have been reportedly kidnapped by unidentified people from their residence alongside Abalamabie Road at about 10 pm on Monday, October 12, 2026.

The council disclosed that preliminary investigations had led to the arrest of a suspect, who’s at the moment in police custody, whereas efforts proceed to find the kids and apprehend different people who could also be concerned.

The Nigeria Police Force, working with the Bonny Surveillance Security Team, is conducting the continued search and investigation.

Bonny LGA Chairman, Abinye Pepple, condemned the incident, assuring residents that the council was offering the mandatory help to safety companies to facilitate the investigation and safe the kids’s protected return.

The chairman appealed to residents to stay calm and urged anybody with credible data that would help the investigation to report back to the Bonny Police Station or different related safety authorities.

The id of the arrested suspect was not disclosed within the council’s assertion.

No additional particulars concerning the suspect or the circumstances of the kidnapping have been supplied.