Persons suspected to be kidnappers on Monday abducted a 6-year-old boy identified as Eyo Antigha, the son of the proprietor of Faith Nursery/ Primary School, Michael Antigha, in Calabar South of Cross River State.
According to an eyewitness, the alleged abductors waited for the boy at the entrance of the school and as soon the victim alighted from the vehicle that brought him to school he was kidnapped into a waiting speed boat.
“We have been noticing an increase in the number of strange people living around our area as squatters in this Anantigha area recently and we suspect they have been responsible for the incessant kidnappings of people in Calabar of recent,” the eyewitness said.
Confirming the abduction, the State Police Command’s spokesperson, ASP Hogan Bassey, said the police has intensify efforts to ensure the boy is rescued.
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