An eight-year-old girl, Yvonne Shokare, who was reportedly abducted by suspected kidnappers, has escaped from her captors’ hideout in Issele-Uku in Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State.
It was learnt that the abductors had kept Yvonne in their den located in the heart of a bush around Issele-Uku.
Little Yvonne fled from the captors and ran into the safety nets of the members of the local vigilance group who had mobilised rescue efforts following the reported kidnap.
She told her rescuers that she steadily his away unnoticed as the kidnappers, suspected to be herdsmen, were fast asleep apparently after fighting hard to take away with the victim.
It was gathered that when the kidnappers stormed the victim’s home located opposite Issele-Uku Technical College, her father, Mr. Ese Shokare put up a stiff resistance.
Mr. Shokare, a teacher, was stabbed in the head and other parts of his body in order to overpower him and whisk away his daughter.
He was resuscitated at the intensive care unit of the General Hospital in Issele-Uku where he is still being treated.
President-General of Issele-Uku Development Union, Mr. Ofordile Ugeh who alerted people of the town and coordinated the rescue mission, thanked God for saving Issele-Uku from the horrendous attack.
He commended the vigilance group and affirmed that there was need for urgent security arrangement to forestall such occurrences in Issele-Uku and environs.
Although, the matter has been reported at the police station in Issele-Uku, the vigilante operatives were said to be on the heels of the suspected kidnappers in the bush.
