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Sunday July 27, 2025
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Uche Okoye, a 43-year-old woman believed to be a key figure in the syndicate that specializes in abducting and selling minors has been arrested by the Anambra State Police Command.
The police also rescued about 11 abducted children during the operation.
According to a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the operation, which took place on July 15, 2025, led to the arrest of Uche Okoye, believed to be a key figure in the syndicate that specializes in abducting and selling minors.
SP Ikenga said acting on intelligence information, the officers stormed Uruagu, a community in Nnewi, where they discovered and rescued eleven children (five boys and six girls), and their ages were between three and six years.
According to the police spokesman, the children were kidnapped from Adamawa State and taken to Anambra State, where they were sold to unsuspecting members of the public under the guise of adoption.
The boys were reportedly sold for ₦1,500,000, and the girls were sold for ₦800,000 by the traffickers.
SP Ikenga said the rescued children, who are from Adamawa State, have been handed over to ACP Shuaibu Wara of the Adamawa Police Command to reunite the children with their biological parents.
The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed that the suspect is currently aiding further investigations on the matter.
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