Police Arrest Cripple, 3 Other Child Traffickers, Rescue Victim

Operatives of the Delta State police command have arrested a cripple, three other suspected traffickers and rescued a three-year-old child from them.

The suspects are Mohammed Isah, Ibrahim Sani ‘m’ 23years, Kabiru Ibrahim ‘m’ 52years and Abubakar Mohammed ‘m’ a 32years old cripple.

Early this week, one Aisha Yusuf of Abraka community Asaba, reported at the station that her son Abubakar Atiku aged 3years was stolen by one Mohammed Isah aged 35years.

Acting on the complaint, the state commissioner of police, Wale Abass gave marching orders to the DPO ‘C’ Division Asaba, CSP Apu Torukeregha to go all out to arrest the suspect and rescue the stolen child.

In compliance with this directive, the DPO led operatives of the division’s Anti-crime patrol team on a frantic search for the stolen child.  Acting on a tip-off, the team stormed Abraka market Oshimili-South LGA, where the principal suspect Mohammed Isah was arrested.

The suspect led policemen to a hotel in Onitsha, Anambra State where the team arrested one Suleiman Mohammed, 38 years, in whose custody the missing child was found.

The suspect arrested in Anambra stated that he was waiting for the supposed buyer of the said child, and that they have agreed to sell the child for the sum of N800,000.

The police public relations officer, Bright Edafe, who confirmed the incident, said upon interrogation, he confessed to the crime and led the operatives to arrest three other members of the child-stealing syndicate.

“Preliminary investigation revealed that they belong to a child trafficking syndicate that steal children and sell for a huge amount of money,” he added.

Edafe said the child has been reunited with the mother, while the suspects are in custody and investigation ongoing.