The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested a 35 years old woman for allegedly stealing a three-year-old male child in the state.
Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr. Adesina Soyemi, stated this while parading the trafficker alongside 18 other suspects at the Police Headquartered in Lafia the state capital.
According to the CP, the suspect by name of Rifkatu Haruna was apprehended in Garaku the head, Kokona Local Government Area (LGA) following intelligence from their personnel.
The CP added that preliminary investigations reveal that the woman in collaboration with other people stole the baby from Garaku in Kokona and wanted to sell him to a Prophetess at Enugu State.
“The traffickers took the child to Enugu but could not sell him, so they brought him back.
“So, the suspect ran out of luck and was arrested but other accomplices are still on the run”, CP noted
He said the police are trailing other suspects who are still on the run and promised to apprehend them no matter their hideous.
Meanwhile, the suspected human trafficker confirmed that she was arrested in Garaku in Kokona LGA while returning the baby to his mother.
The woman however denied belonging to the syndicate, adding that she only helped the woman to rescue her stolen baby.
” I’m not a member of any gang, I didn’t steal the baby. I only wanted to help the mother of the child locate her stolen baby. I am innocent of the crime”, she said
18 other suspects were also arrested in different parts of the state for rapping, cultism, and dealers of marijuana.
He said the cases were all transferred to the Criminal Investigation Department for further investigation.
He, therefore, said that the suspects already arrested would soon be charged to court for prosecution.
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