Opeyemi Ogundele, was
allegedly stolen at a christening ceremony in Ogun State on Sunday, Daniel
Ogundele, the father of the 20-month-old baby said his child is still alive in
the den of suspected kidnappers.
Ogundele said as at 10:00pm
on Monday when he allegedly had a phone conversation with an Ifa priest, Chief
Olansile Ifayemi, who was accused of masterminding the mysterious disappearance
of the child has told him that his missing toddler was alive in his custody.
Ogundele, who spoke with
reporters yesterday, said he had reported the matter to the state police
command headquarters, Eleweran, Abeokuta. The toddler had on Sunday disappeared
mysteriously during a naming ceremony at Inukosegba village, near Akorede
Estate, Mile II in Abeokuta North Local Government Area.
The baby was said to have
been kidnapped about 1:30pm at the christening organised by the family of Mr.
Olusola Osunleke for their newborn daughter. In the process of searching for
the baby, residents discovered a suspected ritualists’ den in the area, which
was adjacent to Osunleke’s house.
The discovery made angry
residents to storm the area and vandalise the building, wherein human body
parts, human effigy, fetish objects and masquerade regalia, among others, were
found. But speaking yesterday, the father of the missing toddler, said he
succeeded in reaching Chief Ifayemi on telephone on Monday night. Ogundele
stated that the Ifa priest confirmed that the “stolen baby” was in his custody
at Isabo area of Abeokuta and that the child was alive.
“We got his phone number
and called him on Monday night. The priest said my child was still alive and
with him at Isabo. He claimed that he was in Isabo area of Abeokuta. This was
around 10 pm on Monday. He said nothing is wrong with my boy. He just asked us
to stop people from destroying his house,” he said.
When contacted, the state
Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Muyiwa Adejobi, said he was not aware
of the claims of the toddler’s father that the baby was with the suspected ritual
doers.
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