Police rescue two children found in abandoned vehicle in Niger

The Niger State Police Command has rescued two children aged eight and 12 who were found stranded in their father’s abandoned Toyota Highlander along the Abuja-Kaduna highway after the vehicle went missing in Suleja.

The incident occurred on October 19 when the father took the children to a government school in Suleja to seek admission but was denied entry because they had incomplete documents.

The police spokesperson, SP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday.

According to the statement, the father parked by the roadside after leaving the school gate and handed the vehicle key to the children before going to a nearby computer centre to photocopy some documents.

The father reportedly returned to discover that the children and the vehicle, with registration number ABJ 810 GZ, were missing.

Following a report at the Maje Divisional Police Headquarters, the Divisional Police Officer mobilised officers to the scene, interviewed the school’s security personnel and launched intensive search patrols.

The search led to the discovery of the vehicle abandoned along the Abuja-Kaduna highway, with the two children inside.

The children were rescued unharmed, while the vehicle was recovered and searched by the police.

When questioned, the children reportedly told investigators that they had fallen asleep while waiting for their father to return.