Police arrest child trafficking syndicate in River
…Arrest suspects, rescue victims
By Barth Ndubuwah, Port Harcourt
The Rivers State Police Command said it has arrested three suspects involved in child trafficking, following a report from one Precious Friday of her missing child at Ubima Community,in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State.
Operatives of the Commissioner of Police Monitoring Unit mobilised and arrested one Mercy Enyinda,who was said to have visited the mother of the missing child before the incident.
According to a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Rivers State Command,SP Grace Iringe-Koko, three other suspects,one Amaka Ewuzie,as well as Chialuka Iheanacho and her husband,Chukwuma Iheanacho were later picked up in Delta State as accomplice to the crime.
“Following up on a complaint by Ms. Precious Friday of Ubima Community in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State that her child was missing, Operatives of the Commissioner of Police Monitoring Unit have arrested one Mercy Enyindah, who incidentally was said to have visited the Complainant’s home shortly before the disappearance of the child.
“The arrest of Mercy Enyindah, who has confessed to having stolen the child and two other children, along with her accomplice, one Amaka Ewuzie “F,” between the weeks of February 16th and March 2023, has led to the arrest of one Chialuka Iheanacho “F” and her husband, Chukwuma Iheanacho M,” in Delta State. Other members of the gang said to be in Imo State are still being trailed,”the statement said.
The PPRO said while some of the rescued children have been reunited with their parents, efforts are ongoing to rescue Jasper Friday ‘M’,,aged 2 years said to have been sold at Asaba in Delta State.
The statement further said that the Command requests all well meaning and public spirited persons to furnish the Police with information that could lead to the rescue of the child. Meanwhile , all residents of Rivers State are advised to be wary of exposing their children to visitors they do not know intimately.
Whenever in doubt or suspicious of any movement, they should kindly call the police on the following emergency numbers: 08039213071, 08098880134.
