e Imo state Police command have arrested a
2-man child trafficking syndicate in the state
who specialize in stealing children and selling
them to prospective buyers. The men
identified as 22 year old Kelechi Nwogu and 22
year old Ebuka Ibe were paraded at the Imo state
Police command by the state police
Commissioner, Mr Austin Evbakhavbokum
yesterday June 7th.
According to Punch, the suspects were arrested
after a distress call was made to the police
following the kidnapping of two siblings, 4
year old Chukwuma Ezeribe and 3 year old
Chigozie Ezeribe (both pictured above) while
they were returning from school at Amazu
Amato in the Orsu Local Government Area.
The state police commissioner said the suspects
were on their way to sell the children when they
were apprehended
"The two victims were being conveyed
by the suspects to a prospective buyer
before operatives pursued and arrested
them,” he said
Items discovered in the home of one of the
arrested suspects, Emeka Ibe, included one
locally-made revolver pistol with one round of
99mm live ammunition, one locally-made short
gun with one line cartridge, one locally-made
single barrel gun and two big iron cutters.
Also paraded at the state police command were
kidnappers named Barnabas Chidiebere (34),
Chinwendu Okaru (29), Chibundu Amadi (32),
and Kenneth Ordu (29), all of Ohaji/Egbema
Local Government Area who carried out the
kidnap of Mr. Martins Ndukwu of Umuokanne in
the Ohaji/Egbema Council Area of the state.
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