Human trafficking: Police rescue five babies, arrest 10 suspects
The rescued children would be handed over to a government ministry for proper care, the police said.
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The Police in Anambra State said they have uncovered a ‘baby factory’ where young pregnant women are kept and their babies sold by human traffickers.
The police spokesperson in the state, Haruna Mohammed, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Awka, said 10 suspects were arrested and five newborn babies rescued.
Mr Haruna, a chief superintendent of police, said three other children have been rescued in a house, in a coordinated raid, at Oba in Idemili South Local Government Area of the state.
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The Police in Anambra State have rescued five newborn babies and three other children from an apartment suspected to be used a baby factory.
It was gathered that the apartment located opposite Nnamdi Azikiwe Orthopedic Teaching Hospital Oba, in Idemili South Local Government Area of the state was raided following a tip-off.
Tribune Online reports that teenage girls were being impregnated and the babies were being sold out by the human traffickers.
Confirming the incident in a statement, the State Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Haruna Mohammed, said:
“The suspects; Edna Nnadi, ‘f’, aged 37 years, Ujunwa Nweke, ‘f’, aged 25 years, Izuchukwu Uba, ‘f’, aged 24 years, Chinaza Ibeh, ‘f’, aged 19 years, Peace Okon Effiong, ‘f’, aged 25 years, Gift Collins, ‘f’, aged 20 years, Chimkaso Kingsley, ‘f’, aged 25 years, Happiness Monday, ‘f’, aged 18 years, Chioma Okonkwo, ‘f’, aged 25 years and Uchechukwu Nwankwo, ‘f
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The kidnapped spokesperson of the Edo State Command of the Nigerian Immigration Service, Mrs Bridget Esene, has narrated her ordeal in the hands of her abductors after her release.
Recall that Mrs Esene was kidnapped by five armed men who trailed her to her church at Ikhueniro, a community in Benin City on Sunday, January 24.
Following her kidnap, the Police swung into action to secure her release from her abductors.
However, the Spokesperson of the Edo State Police Command, Chidi Nwabuzor, on Tuesday said Mrs Esene was released at about 4 pm.
Nwabuzor failed to state if any ransom was paid for her release.
Police Rescue Five Newborn Babies From Human Trafficking Gang In Anambra
In a statement on Tuesday, the command s spokesman, Haruna Mohammed, said the officers had acted on a tip-off that teenage girls were being impregnated and the babies were sold by human traffickers.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Jan 27, 2021
The Anambra State police command has uncovered a child trafficking syndicate in the Idemili South Local Government Area of the state.
In a statement on Tuesday, the command s spokesman, Haruna Mohammed, said the officers had acted on a tip-off that teenage girls were being impregnated and the babies were sold by human traffickers.