One 8 month old
baby has gained
freedom from the
hands of her
kidnappers in Asaba
Delta State.
The kid, known as
Daresimi was brought
back last Friday to the
Pentecostal Church
where he was
kidnapped.
The kids Mother was
said to be singing in the
choir when her child
was taken by an
unknown woman.
This recent news has
given the Olaleye’s
reason to celebrate.
According to journalists,
the child had been seen
at about 7.00pm on
Friday with a letter
strung to his neck.
Victor Daresimi, The
father revealed that
the kid was indeed seen
with a letter attached
to his neck.
The thief had
wrote:“Please, you
people should forgive
me. I did not mean any
harm. I am a childless
woman, a pastor of a
church directed me to
steal a child and keep it
for 14 days and that at
the end of the last day
I will be able to get
pregnant and give birth
to children of my own.
So I acted on the
instruction that very
pastor gave to me and
again you can see that
the child is healthy,
because I took care of
him.
I am troubled I could
not keep the child as I
also learnt that the
pastor of the church
where the child was
stolen and the entire
church has placed a
curse on me.”
Olaleye also quoted the
thief as saying, ‘I am
using the opportunity to
beg God, the church and
the parents of the boy
to forgive and reverse
the curse placed on me
and also pray for me so
that I can have children
of my own.”
Victor Daresimi said:
“When the pastor
phoned me that there
was a baby that had
been found in the
church premises, I did
not believe that it could
be my child but when I
got there and
discovered that it was
my eight month old
baby boy, I was full of
joy and began to praise
God and worship Him
for His mercies towards
the family.
My wife Chioma could
not hold herself but
burst into tears of joy.”
He added: “We are
happy, my family is
thanking all, particularly
the church members
who prayed and fasted
with us within the 13
days the child was
missing. We also thank
the police for the
prompt attention given
to the matter.”
The rate of kidnapping
in Nigeria has been said
to high compared to the
rest of the world.
Nigeria was on 2009
ranked 6th among
countries with high rate
of kidnapping.
