Imo Police Parade Two Child Traffickers Who Specialize In Stealing, Selling Children For Labour, Ritual Purposes
Two women have been arrested by the Imo State Police Command for child trafficking at Umuguma, Owerri-west Local Government Area of the state.
The police operatives also rescued seven stolen children.
The child traffickers, Chinyere, 48, and Glory Okon, were allegedly running a baby factory under the guise of a motherless babies home in Umuguma.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, PPRO, ASP Henry Okoye, who disclosed this, said some of the stolen children have been reunited with their parents.
On interrogation, the suspects confessed to being members of a criminal syndicate that specialized in stealing children from unsuspecting parents in Akwa Ibom and other parts of the country.
The suspects further revealed that the children are sold to buyers who either use them for child labour or ritual purposes.
Their confession led the police operatives to the baby factory, where seven stolen children and four pregnant teenage girls were rescued.
“Some of the children have been reunited with their parents, while other victims are currently in a Government approved home for care and custody,” the PPRO added.
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