Five-year-old girl abducted at Redemption Camp

The abduction of a five-year-old girl,
Oluwaseun Ogungbemile, at the Redemption
Camp of the Redeemed Christian Church of
God, has thrown her parents into panic.
It was learnt that the girl, in company with
her parents, had gone to the camp at
Kilometre 46 on the Lagos-Ibadan
Expressway, Ogun State, to attend the one-
week annual convention of the church that
ended on Sunday.
PUNCH Metro learnt that the girl, who is the
youngest child of her parents, was last seen
playing with two of her cousins on Friday,
August 9, 2013.
The victim's aunt, Omotade Odunowo, told
our correspondent that the matter had been
reported to the police.
She said, "She (Oluwaseun) was staying at a
rented chalet in the camp along with her
parents. Around 10am on that day, she was
seen with two of her younger cousins, who
are between the ages of two and three.
"After sometime, we did not see her again.
Due to the young ages of the little children
who were with her at the time of her
disappearance, we have not been able to
know what happened exactly."
Odunowo said all efforts to trace the victim's
whereabouts proved abortive and the family
believed that she had been abducted.
She said the family had searched every nook
and cranny of the camp and reported to the
relevant authorities in RCCG, all to no avail.
She added that no one had called the family
to demand a ransom.
Odunowo said, "We have been traumatised
since then and cannot wait for the safe
return of our daughter back home. We shall
therefore be extremely grateful to receive
any information that may lead to our reunion
with Oluwaseun. She is adorable, smart and
talks a lot."
She said the girl's parents had not been
alright since the incident. She said the
mother had refused to go back to work since
her daughter went missing.
She said, "Oluwaseun's mother has not left
the Redemption Camp since the incident
occurred. She is still hoping that the person
that took her away would bring her back."
When contacted on the telephone, the state
police command's Public Relations Officer,
Muyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the incident to
our correspondent, adding that the matter
was being investigated at the Redemption
Camp Police Station.
"The parents of the victim said they came to
the camp with eight children and one of
them had gone missing. We have swung into
action and we want to assure the family that
the little girl will be found," he said.
A security official at the church, who
refused to identify himself, said the matter
had been reported to the police.
He however refused to disclose further
information, adding that it was not the wish
of the church that the news of the abduction
be leaked to members of the public.