A FOUR-YEAR-OLD girl of Nakonde has been abducted by a man who is demanding a K2,000 ransom for her release.
Gift Mweemba, of Mukoma village, was abducted on Thursday around 09:00 hours while she was with her eight-year-old older brother, Ishmael Mweemba.
The two children, who share the same father but have different mothers, were on their way to take their mother’s phone for charging when the girl was abducted.
Her step-mother, Mwansa Chola, 24, had sent her together with Ismael to take her phone for charging at the house of Annie Kasonde, who is their neighbour.
But on their way, they met an unknown man who promised to buy them some sweets.
The children naively followed the man to the shops, where he sent Ismael away to find a way of escaping with the girl.
When Ishmael went back to where he left the stranger with his sister, he realised that the man had run away with his sister and started crying.
The boy’s uncle, Arnold Chishala, 24, found Ismael crying and took him back home, where he narrated what had transpired.
Muchinga Province police commanding officer Kaunda Mubanga said in an interview that the family later received a phone call from the suspect, who demanded K2,000 ransom.
The suspect told the family that he would only release the girl after being paid K2,000.
“The family later reported the incident to the police, who are using the number the suspect used to call to trace his location,” he said.
This is contained in a report published by Zambia Daily Mail.