From Chuks Collins, Awka
The Anambra State Police command has busted a child stealing/kidnap syndicate in Nkpor, Idemili North Council area of the state.
In a release by the command and signed by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr Haruna Mohammed, said, “On the 22/10/2019 at about 10:45am, following intelligence report Police detectives attached to CMU Anambra State Command arrested three female suspects at Nkpor market/Tarzan junction in Idemili North LGA of Anambra State.”
The women according to the release were arrested with two kids all males whose ages range between two and four years. They could neither give satisfactory explanation about the children nor where they got them from.
He disclosed that the Commissioner of Police CP John B.Abang, has urged parents whose children got missing and fall within the above age bracket to report at the PPRO’s office State Command headquarters Awka for proper identification and collection of their children.
According to the PPRO, a full scale investigation was also ordered by the Commissioner after which the suspects and all their accomplices would be charged to court.