{"id":151115,"date":"2025-02-17T16:35:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T15:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/anambra-police-bust-child-trafficking-syndicate-rescue-10-children"},"modified":"2025-02-20T16:49:11","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T15:49:11","slug":"anambra-police-bust-child-trafficking-syndicate-rescue-10-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/anambra-police-bust-child-trafficking-syndicate-rescue-10-children","title":{"rendered":"Anambra police bust child trafficking syndicate, rescue 10 children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Police in Anambra State have smashed a child trafficking syndicate, rescuing 10 children who were being prepared to be trafficked out of the state.<\/p>\n<p>The Commissioner of Police,CP Ikioye Orutugu disclosed that three members of the syndicate were also arrested, including a fake medical doctor.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cPolice operatives attached to 3-3 divisional Headquaters on an intelligence-led information investigation on 15\/2\/2025 arrested three persons.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are Mr Odinakachukwu Okorie, male; Ifunanya Ogbonna, female and a fake medical doctor Mr Daniel Ikebuilo male. Operatives also rescued 10 malnourished children in an apartment in Inland-town Onitsha.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Orutugu said the Divisional Police Headquaters have been monitoring one of the alleged suspects, Odinakachukwu, after receiving a report of a missing six-year-old boy in the neighbourhood.<\/p>\n<p>He said the operatives having enough evidence quickly arrested Odinakachukwu Okorie on a second complaint of a missing five-year-old girl in the same area, in which he was being suspected.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring interrogation, the suspect mentioned Ifunanya as part of the child stealing syndicate. Further revelation led to the rescue of both children earlier reported missing and the arrest of Mr Daniel Ikebuilo, a fake doctor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOdinakachukwu and Ifunnanya have confessed to have perfected their plans to flee with the 5-year-old girl to Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIfunanya also confessed to having sold the child for N1million to Mr Daniel. The Police still acting on information gathered, further rescued eight other children in an apartment in Inland town, Onitsha,\u201d the police chief said.<\/p>\n<p>He called on families whose children are missing to come forward for identification and collection of their children. He also sought the help of the Anambra State Government through the Ministry of Women\u2019s Affairs for custody, medical attention, and care to help the children recover from the ordeal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Police in Anambra State have smashed a child trafficking syndicate, rescuing 10 children who were being prepared to be trafficked out of the state. The Commissioner of Police,CP Ikioye Orutugu disclosed that three members of the syndicate were also arrested, including a fake medical doctor. 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