The Anambra State Police Command has found a boy kidnapped in Imo State but escaped from his captors in the bush when they were asleep.
The command seeks the assistance of the media to share the information about the victim for identification and the possibility of reuniting him with his family.
“The Anambra State Police Command wishes to inform the public, especially the good people of Ideato Local Government Area of Imo State of the safe custody of one Anayo Stephen aged 13 years, from Ubaha-Akparu Community. The young boy was allegedly abducted in Imo State but was found at Ideani Junction in Anambra State.
“According to the boy, on August 9, 2025, at about 3.00 p.m., while on his way to fetch grass for goats, four young men in a Hilux vehicle stopped him. They initially asked him for directions to a certain place in his area.
“However, unknown to him, they allegedly abducted him and took him to an undisclosed location.
“The boy further said that while his captors were asleep with him in the bush, he managed to escape. While walking away from the scene, he met the vigilante operatives at Ideani Junction and narrated his ordeal. The victim speaks both Igbo and English fluently, “the Command said in a release by the Police Spokesman, Mr To Chukwu Ikenga (SP).
