The Police in Rivers have launched a manhunt for a home lesson teacher who allegedly kidnapped five children along the Rukpakulus axis of Eliozu, Port Harcourt.
The children who are between 18-months and four years old were reportedly kidnapped from one family, while two others from another family.
The mother of the first three abducted children, Rose Monday, who spoke to newsmen, in Port Harcourt, explained that the suspect had disguised as a home lesson teacher looking for a makeshift structure to rent in the vicinity.
The distraught mother of three said her children were last seen after the woman took them to buy notebooks.
On her part, the mother of the other two missing children, Blessing Emmanuel, said the woman had hired her husband to buy materials to construct a makeshift structure before she kidnapped her children.
Meanwhile, the acting spokesperson of the state police command, Grace Iringe-Koko, who confirmed the incident described the parents of the missing children as reckless.
According to her, the Police have commenced an investigation into the event to ensure that the victims are rescued.
“We (police) have commenced investigation to ensure that the children are rescued, as well as arrest the woman and make her face the law,” Iringe-Koko said.
She further advised parents to be vigilant and report the suspicious movement of people around their children.
