Three persons suspected to be specialized in child trafficking have been apprehended by a combined team of policemen and vigilante at Omerigboma Village Oko, Oshimili south local government area of Delta State.
Their arrest followed a petition to the Area Commander Asaba, on behalf of a 13-year-old victim of child trafficking (Name withheld) from Izza North local government area of Ebonyi State, who was to be taken to Onicha-Ugbo, Aniocha north local government area for prostitution.
A release by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) DSP Edafe Bright, disclosed that, “a combined team of Policemen and vigilante embarked on an intelligence led operation, which led to the arrest of three suspects”.
The suspects are Ado-Obi Oguguo, 38 years, Chidima Osita, 36 years, and Nkirnka Ikechukwu, 30 years.
According to the image maker, “Preliminary investigation revealed that, suspects were into prostitution, and on 22/6/2022, they arranged for a girl named Chidima surname unknown age 16yrs to be taken to Mali for prostitution” revealing that investigation is ongoing while effort to arrest other members of the syndicate is ongoing.
Similarly, operatives of Eagle-Net Special Squad while on routine patrol along Asaba/Onitsha bridge sighted a mob, attacking a man at Oko new international market in Asaba.
The PPRO said: “the team rushed to the scene and rescued the suspect named Michael Ozor age 45 years of Abakiliki in Ebonyi State.
“The suspect was alleged to have made a POS transaction with fake Naira notes with intent to defraud the POS operator.
“he suspect was arrested and fake naira notes to the tune of Eighty Thousand was recovered from him. Investigation is ongoing”, he said.
