Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, in Abia State has arrested two suspects for child-trafficking and abduction in Aba town.
The command’s spokesperson, ASC Doreen Udugwu, in a statement on Saturday, said the suspects are 24-year-old Uche Royal and 20-year-old Chidera Donatus.
Udugwu stated that Donatus, a native of Nenwe in Agwu Local Government Area of Enugu State, and Royal from Ohaji Local Government Area Imo State, were arrested on December 26, following credible intelligence.
She said the command also rescued a three-year old girl, Chiamaka Ahamefula, from Ukpaka Ukwu in Umuahia, during the operation.
Udugwu said investigation revealed that Donatus was introduced to Royal by one Danji, who resided in Aba, but now at large.
She noted that investigations showed that the suspects have been in the illicit business for some time.
The spokesperson said the NSCDC State Commandant, Akinsola Aderemi, had reaffirmed the commitment of the command to ‘smoke out’ criminals in the state.
She quoted Aderemi as saying that upon conclusion of investigation, the case would be transferred to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons to prosecute the suspects.
“I am calling on parents to take responsibility for the proper upbringing of their children,” she said. (NAN)
