Police Rescue
Police Rescue Twelve Children from Trafficker in
Anambra
It would be recalled that on the 22/10/2019 following
intelligence report, Police detectives attached to Anambra State
Command arrested three female suspects at Nkpor market/Tarzan
junction in Idemili North LGA of Anambra State.
2.Investigation revealed that the children were stolen from
Gombe State by one Hauwa Musa ‘f” on the 20/10/2019 and brought to
her accomplices in Anambra State. Following the Public announcement
by the Command on the 27/10/2019,parents of the two kids from Gombe
State came to Awka and identified their children.
3. Meanwhile,the children have since reunited with their parents
and suspects were handed over to Gombe State Police Command for
further investigation and prosecution.
4. Consequently,upon interrogation the suspects voluntarily
confessed that they usually steal the children and bring to their
sponsor one Mrs Nkechi Odinye who allegedly buys the children here
in Anambra State at the rate of between two hundred and four
hundred thousand (#200-400,000) naira depending on their age and
gender.
5.However,on the 31/8/2020,following the confession and while
acting on a tip off,Police detectives attached to 3-3 Division
Onitsha in Collaboration with Operatives attached to the Command
Special Anti-Cult Section(SPACS) stormed the hideout of the
principal suspect one Nkechi Odinye ‘f’ aged 55 years and effected
her arrest at Obosi in Idemili North Local Government Area of
Anambra State.The Suspect who evaded arrest for over three years
has remained on the run,busy changing locations until her
arrest.The team equally rescued twelve children of various age
brackets,comprising of 8 boys and 4 girls reasonably suspected to
have been stolen from different parts of the Country under her
custody.The Children are presently under protective care and
Investigation is still ongoing.
6.In view of the foregoing, the Commissioner of Police *CP John
B.Abang,fdc* urges parents and guardians to always monitor their
children and caution them against following strangers.The CP
further enjoins the Public whose children were either stolen or
missing to report at 3-3 Police Station Onitsha for proper
identification and claim their children.
SP Haruna Mohammed PPRO Anambra State Police Command,
For-Commissioner of Police Anambra State Command.