Toronto police search for man accused of abducting 2-year-old son to Ethiopia

Police are searching for a father accused of abducting his two-year-old son to Ethiopia without the permission of the child’s mother.

Toronto police are searching for a man who is accused of abducting his son and bringing him to Ethiopia without the permission of the child’s mother.

In a release, police allege that Modupe Owaseye, 34, of Toronto, travelled with his two-year-old son, Emmanuel, to Ethiopia on Thursday.

They say Owaseye left Canada without the consent of Emmanuel’s mother.

Owaseye is described by police as five-foot-seven and 150 pounds, with short brown hair and a clean-shaven face. He was last seen wearing a grey sweater and black pants.

Emmanuel is described as two feet tall and was wearing a black hat, green sweater with white teddy bears, beige pants, and black running shoes.

Owaseye is wanted for abduction of a person under 16.

“We are actively taking all the necessary investigative steps to locate both the victim and suspect,” Toronto police said in an email to CTV News Toronto.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-2300, or Crime Stoppers anonymously.