TWO SUSPECTED CHILD TRAFFICKERS ARRESTED BY POLICE IN AKWA IBOM
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The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has apprehended two individuals in connection with suspected child trafficking.
The suspects, Christiana Ibanga and her boyfriend, Inyene Akpan, were detained for allegedly selling their child for N450,000.
DSP Timfon John, the Command’s spokesperson, revealed at a press conference in Uyo that the incident was reported by a concerned citizen.
John said that on June 15, 2024, the police got an intelligence report that a woman took her six-year old daughter to an undisclosed location.
“Acting promptly on credible intelligence, our operatives swung into action and arrested the suspects on January 14 in Abuja.
“During interrogation, the suspects admitted to selling their own child for N450,000 with the assistance of an ally, Saviour Aniedi, in May, 2024.
“On January 23 our investigators extended their operations to Aba in Abia in pursuit of the buyer and the missing child,” she said.
She stated that the police had made significant progress in the investigation and assured that other suspects would be arrested soon.
She also mentioned that the command had stepped up efforts to target illegal drug dealers and criminal hideouts in the state.
The police spokesperson reported the arrest of a female suspect, Happiness George, for allegedly selling hemp and other illegal substances.
Additionally, she confirmed the arrest of two other women, Queen Umoren and Joy Chima, who were caught with illicit drugs at a brothel in Ikot Ebong Village, Odoro Ikot Clan.
The spokesperson warned criminals in the state to cease their activities or face the full force of the law.
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