Help us find our son, please – Mother of abducted 3-year-old boy cries

Since Sunday evening when the Obazuayes discovered that that their three-year-old son Olarenwaju Babalola Obazuaye has gone missing, life has not only become unbearable but very sorrowful for the family. The once happy family who are from Ondo State have been thrown into mourning following the abduction of their second child who mysteriously went missing while playing with other kids in the neighbourhood.

Olarenwaju

It was gathered that Olarewaju who was outside playing with his peers and who had refused the call of his mother, Mrs Maria Obazua to come and have lunch, was abducted by unknown persons in front of their house located at 5 Ladipo Street, Ajegunle, Apapa, Lagos.
Weeping bitterly and wishing that she could turn back the hands of the clock, the distraught mother told Crime Guard that ‘’after we came back from church on Sunday, he was playing outside our compound and I called him to come inside and eat his food, which I just finished preparing. After some time, I went outside but did not see him. I asked our neighbours and those outside if they saw him, but they said they did not see him. Since then we have been looking for him. At first I thought he was just somewhere around the neighbourhood, but after searching and searching without seeing him, I raised the alarm that my son was missing.
“My son does not go out with people he knows let alone with those he does not know. They must have used something on him to have carried him away. Please help me look for my son. “How can our son go missing without anyone noticing anything? For goodness sake, my son is just three years old. What have we done to have deserved this punishment?”

Olarenwaju’s mum

Pleading with the general public, Mrs Obazuaye said amidst tears that anyone who has any information about his whereabouts should report to the nearest police station or contact his parents, Mr and Mrs Zion Obazuaye.
Intervention of family members, neighbours
According to a neighbour, “I saw Olarenwaju that afternoon playing with other children before going out; that was the last time I saw him.” Another neighbour said: “We have been making efforts to look for him since this incident occurred; we have even reported the matter to the police who are helping us look for him as well. On Wednesday, November 25, we heard on radio that a missing child was found, and his father went to the police station, but was told it was a false alarm.”
Five days after, the toddler who is a KG2 pupil of Flosilla Nursery and Primary School, is yet to be found despite assurances from officers of various police divisions that investigations are ongoing. In the last couple of months, abduction of children in Lagos has assumed a frightening dimension. This is not the first time a toddler is abducted in the neighbourhood. It will be recalled that on September 17, 2015 a  25-year-old apprentice, identified simply as Ayomide, allegedly kidnapped his boss’s two-year-old son four days after resumption.
The abducted boy, David Sunday Ushie, was reportedly kept in the apprentice’s care by his mother, Mrs Ushie, in her fashion designing shop located on Saludi Street, along Boundary Road around the same neighbourhood. Till date David has not been seen nor found.