The 10-year-old girl was rescued at Enugu-Ezike community on Monday after he abductors abandoned her, Enugu Police spokesman, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, said in a statement on Tuesday.

PM News reports that a10-year-old girl who was abducted in Enugu has been rescued.

The girl, who was whisked away by masked armed men operating in a black colour pickup truck from her home at Ukwuinyi Ogrute area of Enugu-Ezike community of Enugu State last Sunday has been rescued by the Police.

The 10-year-old girl was rescued at Enugu-Ezike community on Monday after he abductors abandoned her, Enugu Police spokesman, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, said in a statement on Tuesday.

He said the minor was rescued at about 11 p.m.

According to the police spokesperson, the abductors of the girl abandoned her in the community as a result of pressure mounted on them by police operatives.

“She has been reunited with her parents, however, Ndukwe stated.

He added that Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Ahmed Ammani, noted that the horrifying abduction of the minor, shown in a viral video, “is one that is highly intolerable and shall not be treated lightly’’.