‘DADDY G.O’ , DEACONESS ARRESTED IN ABUJA WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SELL CHILD FOR N1.2 MILLION
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By: Motunrayo Aniwura
Officers of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command have arrested Reverend Pastor Prince Bassey Ajah, General Overseer of “Wells of Salvation” in Abuja, over alleged involvement in child trafficking.
According to a statement released on Saturday by the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, Josephine Adeh, the pastor was apprehended along with two alleged accomplices, Nancy Atoo and Deaconess Vera Duru.
Adeh explained that the arrest followed a distress call received on May 24, 2025, by the Gwagwalada Area Command from staff at Wazobia Motor Park, who reported a man acting suspiciously while attempting to travel with a young child.
She said a Police Emergency Response Team was immediately dispatched to the scene, where one Isreal Ajah was arrested while attempting to board a vehicle to Owerri, Imo State, with a 7-year-old boy in his custody.
“Preliminary investigations revealed that the child was handed over to the suspect by his elder brother, one Rev. Pastor Prince Bassey Ajah, the pastor and General Overseer (Daddy G.O.) of “Wells of Salvation” Church located in Byazhin Across.
“Pastor Prince Ajah was promptly arrested alongside two other accomplices identified as Nancy Atoo and Deaconess Vera Duru”, the PPRO said.
She further revealed that a search conducted at the residence of Nancy Atoo led to the rescue of another victim, a 4-year-old girl identified only as “Mercy”, a name given to her by the suspect.
“No documentation or identifying information was found for the child, who is currently in protective custody as efforts are underway to trace her biological family”, she said.
“Further investigation revealed that both children were being trafficked to Owerri for sale.
”The suspects confessed that Muktar Hassan was to be sold for ₦1.2 million through arrangements facilitated by Deaconess Vera Duru”, the statement added.
According to the statement, Muktar has since been reunited with his family.
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