Police Bust Child Trafficking Ring, Rescue 8-Year-Old Boy in Nasarawa
The police in Nasarawa State have uncovered and dismantled a suspected child trafficking network, leading to the rescue of an eight-year-old boy who was allegedly sold for N3 million.
The breakthrough followed intelligence received on January 14 indicating that a missing child, identified as Jeremiah Bikwo, was being held in protective custody at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) of the Abia State Police Command. During questioning, the child reportedly told investigators that he was from Loko in Nasarawa Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
Further inquiries confirmed that the boy is an indigene of Ogobo Village in Loko LGA. Acting on this information, detectives extended investigations to Abia State, where it was established on January 17 that the child had been trafficked and sold for N3 million.
Police sources disclosed that six suspects have been arrested in connection with the crime. Those arrested include Chilaka Calista Nneka (33), Chigbu Cynthia (36), Michael Ibeh Chioma (52), and Victoria Ositadinma (53), all from Abia State, as well as Alhassan Bama (35) of Ogobo Village and Jacob Jonah (38) of Olegefe Village, both in Loko LGA of Nasarawa State.
According to the police, all the suspects have made confessional statements admitting their involvement in the trafficking of the child. The suspects remain in custody as investigations continue to uncover other members of the syndicate and bring them to justice.
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