Four-Month-Old Baby Abducted At Gunpoint In Akwa Ibom
A young couple, Udeme Eyo and the wife of Enen-Atai village in Itu Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State, have sent a Save Our Soul (SOS) to the security agencies to do all within their powers to recover their four-month-old baby that was abducted at gunpoint in their house.
Our correspondent gathered that the incident occurred at about 3:00 am on Saturday morning in their family house near the PCN Primary School in East Itam.
The father of the ill-fated child, who spoke with this reporter, said his family was startled by a loud bang on the door at about 3 am on Saturday when two hefty men stormed their bedroom and demanded for their baby.
“I was half asleep when I heard the bang on the door. I jumped out of bed, but the door was pulled to the ground with force. Two strange men entered and demanded my son. As a man, I tried to stop them, but they brought out guns and machetes. I shrugged.
“They seized the child from my wife, who was screaming, kicked her aside, and made away with the baby. When I rushed out to raise an alarm to alert my neighbours, I saw them zoom off in a car that was parked about a pole away.
“As I speak, my wife is completely traumatised. We lost our first child at about the same age, and now that she was being consoled by the new baby boy, this has happened. I’m completely confused.”. The husband lamented.
The village head of the community, Prof. Efanga Usua, who spoke on the situation, expressed fear and disappointment, saying that such an occurrence was strange in the area until recently, when a mentally deranged woman was dispossessed of her baby by unknown bike men.
He said plans are underway to call a meeting of the East Itam Northern Traditional Rulers to find a lasting solution to such frightening occurrences.
According to him, the issue is with the police, even as an investigation is ongoing to unravel the mystery behind the abducted child.
The Decisional Crime Officer (DCO), Ayadehe Police Station, Itu LGA, Bokime Bassey, when contacted, said the matter had been reported since Saturday, and police were not resting as an investigation was ongoing to make sure perpetrators of the evil act were brought to justice.
“Yes, we know about the issue; it was reported. We are on top of the situation. Even this morning, we were in that village, and we are making progress.”. The DCO stated.
As of the time of sending this report, efforts to speak with the State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Timfon John, proved abortive, as repeated calls to her mobile phone were not attended to.
