Days after a New Mexico compound was raided by law enforcement, the search continues for a missing 4-year-old Jonesboro boy.
Abdul-Ghani Wahhaj, who suffers from numerous medical conditions, was allegedly abducted by his father, Siraj Ibn Wahhaj, last December. The mother of Abdul-Ghani called Clayton County police on Dec. 10, 2017, and told authorities that she hadn't seen her son since Dec. 1 when Siraj said he was taking him to the park.
The mother told police her son has to take medication because he suffers from seizures, developmental and cognitive delays and is unable to walk due to suffering a Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) at birth.
Warrants for Siraj's arrest claimed he took his son to perform an exorcism on the child and was denying Abdul-Ghani Wahhaj's medications. On Friday in Amalia, New Mexico, Siraj was arrested with another Atlanta man, Lucas Morten after local and state law enforcement officials raided a compound on the property of Jason Badger.
Local authorities received a tip earlier in the week that children who were living on the property were in danger. That led to the all-day operation in which 11 children and three women were removed from what the local sheriff described as "third-world" living conditions.
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The women who are being charged with 11 counts each of child abuse are the mothers of the children found on the property, the family confirmed to 11Alive.
The women, 35-year-old Jany Leveille, 38-year-old Hujrah Wahhaj, and 35-year-old Subhannah Wahhaj were arrested without incident in Taos and were later booked in the Taos Adult Detention Center.
Family confirmed to 11Alive that Hujrah, and Subhannah are Siraj's sisters and one of them is married to Morten. The third woman, Jany, has children with Siraj.
11Alive searched Clayton County court records to see if there were any previous cases on Siraj. It appears that Abdul-Ghani mother filed for a divorce from Siraj December 21.
During the raid, Abdul-Ghani was not found among the children and authorities are continuing to search for him.Below is a timeline courtesy of our partner station KOB-TV of the events leading up to Friday’s raid.
(Timeline by David Lynch)
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