In another development, last Tuesday, at about 7 o’clock in the morning, following an intelligence report, Police operatives attached to the SIB and Area Command, Oraifite, coordinated by the Area Commander, ACP Afolabi Wilfred, raided the house of one Melvina Uju Uba, located opposite Nnamdi Azikiwe Orthopedic Teaching Hospital, Oba, in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State, and arrested ten suspected human traffickers, all women.
The raid followed an intelligence report and those arrested were- Edna Nnadi, aged 37 years, Ujunwa Nweke, aged 25 years, Izuchukwu Uba, aged 24 years, Chinaza Ibeh, aged 19, and Peace Okon Effiong, aged 25.
Other suspects arrested by the police are Gift Collins, aged 20, Chimkaso Kingsley, aged 25 years, Happiness Monday, aged 18, Chioma Okonkwo, aged 25 years and, Uchechukwu Nwankwo, aged 18 years .
The Police report informed that the place was raided following credible information that teenage girls were being impregnated and the babies sold out by human traffickers.
Haruna further revealed that during the operation, five newly born babies and three other children were rescued.
The PPRO said the rescued children will be handed over to the Ministry of Social Welfare, Children’s and Women’s Affairs for proper care, while effort is being intensified to apprehend other accomplices in order to bring them to justice.
