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Delta State Police arrest 4 suspected child traffickers, rescue 3-year-old child

by Emerald Nigeria
June 14, 2023
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The Delta State Police Command says it arrested four suspected child traffickers and rescued a three-year-old child in Asaba on Tuesday.

Confirming the development through a press release on Wednesday, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, DSP Bright Edafe also disclosed that the Command on Monday, recovered a tricycle and one locally fabricated pistol from suspected criminals in Warri.

According to the release, “On the 13/06/2023 at about 0830hrs, one Aisha Yusuf ‘f’ of Abraka community Asaba, reported at the station that her son Abubakar Atiku ‘m’ aged 3yrs was stolen by one Mohammed Isah ‘m’ aged 35yrs.

Acting on the complaint, the Commissioner of Police Delta state, CP Wale Abass gave a marching order 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 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. Upon interrogation, he confessed to the crime and led the operatives to arrest three other members of the child stealing syndicate namely; Ibrahim Sani ‘m’ 23yrs, Kabiru Ibrahim ‘m’ 52yrs and Abubakar Mohammed ‘m’ a 32-year-old cripple.

According to the Police Image Maker, Preliminary investigation revealed that they belong to a child trafficking syndicate that steal children and sell for a huge amount of money. The suspects led policemen to a hotel in Onitsha Anambra state where the team arrested one Suleiman Mohammed ‘m’ 38yrs, in whose custody the missing child was found.

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The suspect arrested in Anambra stated that he was waiting for the supposed buyer of the said child, and they had agreed to sell the child for the sum of Eight Hundred Thousand Naira (₦800,000). The child has been reunited with the mother, while the suspects are in custody, and investigation is ongoing.

In another development, on 12/6/2023 by 0800 hours, men of “A’ Division Warri Anti-Crime Patrol team while on visibility patrol along the African church behind Daudu Police post, sighted a tricycle Reg No. BUR 240 VC conveying two male occupants heading towards their direction.

When the team accosted the tricycle for a routine search, the duo jumped out and escaped, and the team chased but could not arrest them. When the search was carried out on the abandoned tricycle, one (1) locally fabricated cut-to-size pistol was recovered, exhibits in custody, while manhunt for the fleeing suspects is ongoing.”

Following the incidents, the Commissioner of Police in Delta, CP Wale Abass has reiterated the resolve of the Command to rid the state of all criminal elements, and therefore solicited the support of members of the public by giving useful, timely, and credible information to the Police, while assuring them that their identities will be treated with utmost confidentiality.

Accordingly, PPRO Edafe has released control room numbers through which members of the public can contact the Police to give useful information that would aid in fighting crime in the state.
The numbers are:
1. 08036684974
2. 08125958005
3. 09053872287
4. 09155570007 (PPRO’S OFFICE)

Tags: child traffickingCP Wale AbassDelta state policeDSP Bright Edafe
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