The Rivers State Police Command have arrested members of kid trafficking syndicates and rescued 4 youngsters within the Rumukwachi Neighborhood, close to Port Harcourt.
The police additionally revealed {that a} suspect, Esther Anthony and an alleged confederate had been arrested in reference to the trafficking.
Confirming the story, the Rivers State Police Command Spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, in a press release yesterday mentioned the kids, between the ages of 1 and 13 years, had been lodged in a visitor home, able to be trafficked, earlier than police burst them and rescued the victims.
“The youngsters, aged one to 13 years, had been lodged at Alaeze Visitor Home in Rumukwachi, Port Harcourt, and had been supposed to be handed over to a nurse named Loveth, who runs a maternity residence.
“The managing director of the visitor home turned suspicious of Anthony’s actions and refused to permit her to take a look at with the kids, insisting that the mom be current.
Anthony left, solely to return with cops, falsely claiming that the visitor home supervisor had kidnapped the kids and threatened her with a gun.
“Nevertheless, the managing director contacted the Choba Space Command, and officers arrived to arrest Anthony.
Preliminary investigations revealed that Anthony had conspired with an individual named Favour to site visitors the kids from the Swali Neighborhood in Bayelsa State.
“One other suspect, Purity Silas, was additionally arrested in reference to the case. Notably, Anthony was recognized by one other household as the identical one that had beforehand stolen three of their youngsters within the Rumuodara space of Port Harcourt and offered them to Loveth.”
The police Spokespersons added that the suspects had confessed to the crime and would quickly be charged in courtroom.
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