Four boys were saved by police officers in Lagos from a rumoured kidnapper in the Surulere district of the state.
Austin Kanu, 51, was identified as the suspect by Benjamin Hundeyin, spokesman for the state police command, who made the announcement on Tuesday.
The teenagers’ families had been reunited, he continued.
The spokesman said: “The operatives from Surulere Division of the command carried out the arrest of the 51-year-old suspect, one Austin Kanu.
“The victims who were between the ages of 16 and 18 were discovered at 8:10 p.m., on Saturday in an isolated area within the National Stadium, Surulere.
“The stadium’s Chief Security Officer who discovered the teenagers while on routine patrol alerted the Surulere Division of the command.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect lured the victims from Ogba and Agege areas to Surulere.
“Their parents, when contacted, confirmed that the boys had been missing since the early hours of October 29, 2022.
”The suspect will be arraigned at the conclusion of the ongoing investigation.”
