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5-year-old boy finally found after two years of being kidnapped, he was sold to a foster parent for N500k (photos, video)

- A 5-year-old boy who was kidnapped two years ago has finally been found

- The little boy was reportedly abducted in Rivers state and he was found in Ebonyi

- It was gathered that the child was sold to a teacher for N500,000

A little boy identified as Destiny Azubuike who was kidnapped two years ago has finally been found. The boy who is now five years old was reportedly found in Ebonyi state, two years after he went missing in Rivers state.

According to WIRED Nigeria, the little boy was found after an intense campaign against kidnapping of children was launched on Facebook. The Facebook page was created to fight kidnapping of children in Isiala Ngwa South in Abia.

It was reported that the boy was kidnapped from his parents' residence at 20B Afam Road in Oyigbo area of Rivers state. He was reportedly kidnapped on December 19, 2016.

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5-year-old boy who was kidnapped in Rivers found in Ebonyi two years after Source: Wired.ng
Source: UGC

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5-year-old Destiny was found on Tuesday, December 11, 2018, in Ohaozara Local Government of Ebonyi State

WIRED Nigeria reported that the 5-year-old was kidnapped by one Evelyn who was the ex-mistress of the parents' neigbour identified as Oberenwa.

Evelyn had allegedly abducted the boy and sold him for N500,000 to one Patricia Chukwu, a widow and staff of Ebonyi State Secondary School Management Board. The woman had reportedly renamed the little boy Samuel.

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The boy was sold to a woman for N500,000 Source: Wired.ng
Source: UGC

The attention of the police had been called to the case after someone sent in a tip when a post decrying the state of kidnapped children in Abia state was shared on Facebook.

Officers of the police force trailed the prime suspect to her ex-husband who explained that they divorced because he had his suspicions that his ex-wife sold their child for profit. The man had reportedly offered to help the police with the arrest of Evelyn but was allegedly killed by unknown assailants before he could provide any help.

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Meanwhile, the police is said to believe that the man's death is related to the kidnapping gang in Isiala Ngwa South.

However, Evelyn was later arrested at at Umuikaa Junction in Abia state. All suspects are now in police custody at Oyigbo area of Rivers state.

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Legit.ng had reported that another a 2-year-old child identified as Onyinyechi Okpala who went missing on November 30, 2014, was found this year, four years after she was kidnapped.

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