Pregnant girls rescued as Police bust child trafficking syndicate in Rivers
The Rivers State Police Command on Tuesday announced that it busted a children trafficking syndicate in Igwuruta and Omagwa communities
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The Rivers State Police Command on Tuesday announced that it busted a children trafficking syndicate in Igwuruta and Omagwa communities
No fewer than four suspected child trafficking syndicates have been arrested in Igwuruta and Omagwa, Obio/Akpor and Ikwerre local government areas of Rivers State. It was learnt that at least 10 girls, most of whom are pregnant, including teenagers found in two of the locations raided were rescued. This was contained in statement released on Tuesday by the Rivers State Police Command’s Spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko in Port Harcourt, noting that the feat followed a tip off which the command immediately acted upon and raided the two locations housing the victims.
The Akwa Ibom police command says its operatives have arrested one Joy Emmanuel for allegedly arranging the kidnap of her husband.
He also fined them N50,000 for wrongful confinement and in default they would spend 12 months in prison. He averred that the couple were found guilty of cruelty to the child and sentenced them to 12 months imprisonment with N100,000 fine and in default they would spend three years in prison. Ahmad noted that they would serve the sentences concurrently. He, however, granted their two children, Goodness Emmanuel and Happiness Emmanuel, bail in the sum of N500,000 and one surety each in like sum. It would be recalled that the niece, Joy Emmanuel, was confined in a fridge inside a cage without fo...
Advertisement She has, however, been taken to the hospital for observation. In a statement on Friday, Amiru Adamu, spokesperson for the Maryam Mustapha Aminu Waziri Tambuwal (MMAWT) Legacy Initiative — a non-governmental organisation founded by the wife of the Sokoto state governor — said two persons have been arrested in connection with the incident. Advertisement The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has also taken up the matter. “The girl is Joy Emmanuel. The uncle and aunt are Mr and Mrs Emmanuel Bassey. They have been arrested and are presently ...