Two females, 24-year-old Miracle Orji, and 34-year-old Blessing Ani have been arrested for child stealing and trafficking by Police officers serving in Special Weapons and Tactics, SWAT of Enugu State.
They were arrested following credible information which led to the rescue of two children, four-year-old Ogechi Eneh, a female, and one-year-old Destiny Okechukwu, a boy.
It was gathered that Miracle told and was escaping with little Ogechi Edeh before she was intercepted and arrested with the assistance of citizens at Ameke-Oduma Community in Aninri Local Government Area.
Through her confession, Blessing was arrested where she was waiting to receive and further traffic the child.
According to the Police Public Relations Officer, Daniel Ndukwe on Tuesday, Blessing ‘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.’
Meanwhile, 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.
