Police rescue two kidnapped youngsters on Abuja-Kaduna freeway

Operatives of the Niger State Police Command have rescued two kidnapped youngsters alongside the Abuja-Kaduna freeway.

The spokesperson for the command, SP Wasiu Abiodun disclosed this in a press release issued on Friday, October 23, 2026.

According to the PPRO, the kids, aged eight and 12, had been discovered stranded of their father’s deserted Toyota Highlander alongside the Abuja-Kaduna freeway after the car went lacking in Suleja.

The incident occurred on October 19 when the daddy took the kids to a authorities faculty in Suleja to hunt admission however was denied entry as a result of they’d incomplete paperwork.

Abiodun stated the daddy parked by the roadside after leaving the college gate and handed the car key to the kids earlier than going to a close-by laptop centre to photocopy some paperwork.

The father reportedly returned to find that the kids and the car had been lacking.

“On 19/10/2026 at about 10:32a.m, a report was received at Maje Div that on the same date at about 8:40a.m, the complainant drove his Toyota Highlander vehicle bearing Reg. No. ABJ 810 GZ with his two children aged 8yrs and 12yrs respectively as the occupants,” the assertion learn.

“He stated that they were headed to a Government School, Suleja to seek admission for the children but was denied entry into the school for having incomplete documents.

“As a end result, he drove the car away from the gate, parked by the highway facet and gave the important thing to the kids, leaving to make photocopies of some paperwork at a close-by laptop centre.

“On returning to the spot where he parked, he discovered that the vehicle and the children were nowhere to be found.

“On receipt of the grievance, the DPO instantly mobilized to the scene and he interviewed the School’s safety after which he launched into intensive search patrol alongside Abuja-Kaduna freeway and within the course of, the stated car was discovered deserted alongside the freeway with the 2 youngsters left stranded.

“The vehicle was recovered and properly searched while the children were rescued unhurt and when questioned, they revealed that they slept off while waiting for their father to return. Further investigation is ongoing.”