The Enugu State Police Command on Tuesday arrested two members of a child trafficking syndicate and rescued two 4-years, old children.
In a statement released by DSP Daniel Ndukwe the spokesperson of the command, says the police arrested the suspects following a tipoff received by some persons who knew about their illicit activities. Ndukwe added that the arrest led to the rescue of two children: Ogechi Eneh (female) aged 4 and Destiny Okechukwu (male) aged 1.
‘’Preliminary investigation reveals that on 24/03/2023, Miracle Orji stole and was escaping with Ogechi Edeh, before she was intercepted and arrested with the assistance of citizens at Ameke-Oduma Community in Aninri Local Government Area. Her confessional statement led to the arrest of Blessing Ani around Shoprite Mall Enugu, where she was waiting to receive and further traffic the child.
On her part, Blessing Ani confessed to having been involved in the act of child trafficking since 2017 and guided the Operatives to Abuja, where the male victim, Destiny Okechukwu, who had been sold with fake documents and renamed Chibuike, was rescued.” the statement read in part.
He also noted that during the interrogation of Blessing Ani, she confessed to having been involved in the act of child trafficking since 2017, and guided the operatives to Abuja, where the male victim, Destiny Okechukwu, who had been sold with fake documents and renamed Chibuike, was rescued.
Ndukwe added that frantic investigative efforts are on course to arrest other members of the syndicate, while the suspects will be arraigned in court once the investigation into the case is concluded.
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