3 Women Arrested For Buying Stolen Child
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE
The police have arrested three women in Lagos for allegedly buying a stolen child and selling the 2-year old to their customer who resides in Asaba, Delta State.
P.M.EXPRESS reports as it was disclosed by the Lagos PPRO, CSP Chike Oti, on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Edgal Imohimi.
Mr. Oti stated that on the 1st of May 2018, the Command received a complaint from one Nwoagbo Ekene of 27,Test Oluwale Street, Olodi Apapa, that on same date at about 1100hrs, his 2-year-old daughter suddenly disappeared and all efforts made to trace her where about proved abortive.
Based on his complaint, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Edgal Imohimi, directed the officer in charge of the Anti-kidnapping Squad, SP Musa Bulus, to use all the assets at his disposal to unravel the mystery behind the disappearance of the little girl.
Consequently, an investigation was instituted and in the course of it, one Ms. Joy Okoye, 28, of No.64 Kirikiri Street, Olodi Apapa, was arrested in connection with the case. On interrogation, the suspect revealed that she and one Amarachi (surname unknown ), a female, who is still at large stole the child and sold her for three hundred thousand Naira (N300, 000.00) to one Ms. Uju Obieze, female, 40, of No.8 Okwe Road, Asaba, Delta State.
Acting on this revelation, detectives proceeded to Asaba and apprehended the said Uju on September 13, 2018. The said Uju confessed to have bought the child from Joy Okoye but added that the deal was done jointly with one Ifeyinwa Ezene, female, 46, of No.2, Eze Bishop Street, Onitsha, Anambra State, where Ifeyinwa Ezene was apprehended and she confessed to the crime by corroborating the statements of the other two suspects. She added that the child had been resold to one Ifeoma Okoye, female, who lives in Enugu.
The trio led detectives to No.40, Amaechi Street off Agbani Road, Enugu, where on September 14, 2018, the victim was rescued from the relatives of the said Ifeoma Okoye who were mourning her, having died a week earlier.
The stolen 2-year old girl has since been reunited with her parents.
Meanwhile, the suspects will be charged court today 3rd October, 2018.
