Hyacinth Chinweuba
The Lagos state Police Command has arrested two suspects for child trafficking.
The Police said that acting on information from a credible source, detectives from Ojo Division led by the Divisional Police Officer, CSP Abdullah Malah arrested one Chukwunonso Blessing ‘f’ 30yrs of No 23 Masebinu Street, Igbede, Ojo.
She was seen along Alaba International Market with two children namely Joshua James ‘m’ 6yrs and Samuel Gbawune ‘m’ 3yrs trying to board a vehicle to Onitsha, Anambra State.
Upon questioning, she claimed that the boys were adopted by her husband one Chukwunoso Happiness ‘m’ 40yrs from a Motherless Baby home in Jos, Plateau State and brought to Lagos.
She claimed she was taking them to Onitsha to meet her husband.
The Police also said that the said husband was also arrested and that he has confessed to have bought the kids at the sum of N140,000 from one Mama Oyoo ‘f’ of Jos township.
Police is making efforts to identify their parents and reunite them.
The Command has called on Motor Park Operators, Unions and well meaning Nigerians to keep an eye on passengers with kids that appear in suspicious manner.