In tackling the issue of child trafficking in the country, the Rivers State Police Command says its team has apprehended two suspects, Ugochukwu Onyebuchi and Ogechi Nmezi, for an alleged child trafficking deal.
The command spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko, made this known in a document made available to journalists on Wednesday, acknowledging that the two female suspects were arrested on 24 January.
Iringe-Koko revealed the suspects allegedly conspired to defraud two female victims named Juliet Blossom and Esther Michael under the disguise of facilitating baby adoptions.
Meanwhile, in the past, the suspects was said to have, “lured one Gift Chimanu, the mother of a two-month-old baby girl, Evidence Olomachukwu Chimanu, and Hope Onyebuchi, the mother of a one-year-old baby boy, Chukwuemeka Kingsley, into their scheme.
She noted that the victims has been rescued and reunited with their love ones.
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The statement read partly, “Preliminary investigations indicate that the suspects acted in collaboration with members of a local vigilante group, OSPAC, to perpetrate the crime.
“During interrogation, the suspects confessed to their involvement and are still in police custody. Efforts are ongoing to identify and apprehend other syndicate members, including the implicated OSPAC members.
The command spokesperson reaffirmed on the force commitment in safeguarding vulnerable individuals and eradicating child trafficking within the state.
