Police Bust Child Trafficking Syndicate, Rescues Pregnant Women, Children

The Anambra State Police Command has busted another child trafficking syndicate operating a baby factory arresting 10 suspects and rescuing five heavily pregnant women in Oba, Idemili South Local Government Area of the State.

The Police operatives attached to the SIB and Area Command, Oraifite, coordinated by the Area Commander, ACP Afolabi Wilfred, following an intelligent report, raided the house of a female identified as Melvina Uju Uba located at opposite Nnamdi Azikiwe Orthopedic Teaching Hospital Oba in Idemili South LGA of Anambra State.

According to the Police Public Relations Officer, Haruna Mohammed, police operatives rescued five newborn babies and three other children from the house and arrested the following women;

“- Edna Nnadi, ‘f’, aged 37 years
– Ujunwa Nweke, ‘f’, aged 25years
– Izuchukwu Uba, ‘f’, aged 24 years
— Chinaza Ibeh, ‘f’, aged 19years
– Peace Okon Effiong, ‘f’, aged 25years
– Gift Collins, ‘f’, aged 20years
– Chimkaso Kingsley, ‘f’, aged 25years
– Happiness Monday, ‘f’, aged 18years
– Chioma Okonkwo, ‘f’, aged 25years and,
– Uchechukwu Nwanko, ‘f’, aged 18years .

The place was raided following credible information that teenage girls were being impregnated and the babies sold out by human traffickers., During the operation five newly born babies and three other children were rescued.”

However, the children have been handed over to the Ministry of Social Welfare, Children’s and Women’s Affairs for proper care, while effort has been intensified to apprehend other accomplices to bring them to justice.to