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Police Arrest Six Women For Child Trafficking In Imo, Rescue 10 Stolen Children (Photo)
Six women have been arrested by men of the Imo State Police Command
for operating a notorious child stealing and trafficking syndicate in
the state. The suspects include Perpetual Iwuji (46), Isong Ifara, (46),
Immaculata Edward (31), Grace Nwachukwu (58), Ifeoma Ndubuisi (27) and
Stephen Ezenwa (31).
Parading the statement before newsmen, the State Police Public
Relations Officer, a Superintendent of Police, Orlando Ikeokwu, said the
syndicate which specializes in stealing underaged children from
schools, Churches and other public places, was busted after a member of
the gang Immaculata Edward, a native of Okonde in Cross River State
visited her boyfriend, Ifara Isong in Eziama Logara in Ngor Okpala
Council and absconded with five children that were left under her
custody.
”The said Immaculata targeted when her boyfriend went out to buy
something and then she stole five (5) children namely Somto Ekeh ‘f’
6yrs, Kelechi Ekeh ‘m’ 5yrs, Chisom Ekeh ‘f’ 3yrs, Ebuka Enwerem ‘m’
3yrs, Chioma Enwerem ‘f’ 5yrs And Lucky Idah ‘m’ 6yrs, all children of
one Reginald Ekeh ‘m’ and took them to a notorious child trafficker one
Perpetual Iwuji from Obokwu Ulakwo in Owerri North L.G.A, who then sold
two (2) of the children to one Grace Nwachukwu, another notorious child
trafficker who hails from Isiala Mbutu in Aboh Mbaise L.G.A but resident
at Mpape Abuja.
Immaculata also stole two (2) of her uncle’s children from Cross
River state and sold them to one Ifeoma Ndubuisi ‘f’ from Lokpanta in
Umunneochi L.G.A Abia State. However, following intelligence,
systematic, thorough and painstaking investigation, all the children
stolen from Logara was recovered. Moreover, in the course of the
investigation, additional five (5) children were recovered from
Perpetual Iwuji and kept in an orphanage home. The five (5) children
stolen from Logara have been reunited with their families. Meanwhile,
one of the two children stolen from Cross River state has been recovered
from Ifeoma Ndubuisi and efforts are on top gear to recover the
remaining one”.
