The Imo State Police Command has arrested two suspects for alleged child theft and trafficking, rescuing two children in separate operations.
In a statement on Thursday, the command’s spokesperson, DSP Henry Okoye, revealed that detectives from the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) arrested a 32-year-old woman, Confidence Odoh, from Umuanyo Eziobodo, Owerri West LGA, for abducting her former neighbor’s three-year-old son, Nzubechi Udodiri. The child was taken on February 1, 2025, while playing in their compound.
In a separate operation, operatives of the Safer Highway Unit, during a stop-and-search along the Owerri-Aba Expressway, apprehended a 45-year-old woman, Eze Chika, from Obiokwara Umualoma, Ideato North LGA. She was found with a suspected stolen four-year-old child.
During interrogation, Chika initially claimed the child was hers but later admitted to purchasing the child from a suspected child trafficking syndicate in Aba for 1.8 million naira.
Okoye further disclosed that the suspect attempted to evade arrest by offering the officers a 1 million naira bribe, which was rejected.
“The officers proceeded with the lawful arrest and ensured the child’s safe rescue. Investigations have uncovered possible links to a larger trafficking network, and more arrests are expected. Efforts are underway to identify the child’s biological parents,” Okoye stated.
He reiterated the command’s commitment to combating child trafficking and other organized crimes in the state.
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