The suspects with the babies
By Sunny A. David
The Delta State Police Command Have rescued two newborn children from suspected child traffickers along Benin- Onitsha Expressway by Okpanam.
The State Commissioner of Police, CP. Hafiz Mohammed Inuwa made the disclosure while parading suspects for various crimes at Asaba.
Mr Inuwa said, “two suspected child traffickers, one Tolulope Bosede, female, 45 years and Abiola Komolafe, female, 20 years, both from Akure in Ondo State were intercepted and arrested while on transit in a commercial bus along Asaba/ Benin Expressway.
They were suspected to have sold a newly born male child, delivered by Abiola Komolafe, to a trafficker in Onitsha and were heading back to their base in Akure.
In the course of investigation and following the confession of Tolulope Bosede, it was revealed that she tricked pregnant Abiola Komolafe from Akure to Onitsha where she successfully gave birth to a baby boy, but she later took the baby from her and sold him to one Mrs. Nkaneme Melife (37years) in Onitsha while she lied to the mother that the baby died some hours after delivery.
The buyer Mrs. Nkanefe Melife also later sold the child to another buyer, one Mrs. Ekunno Ifeyinwa.
“Meanwhile, the two buyers have been arrested with one Josephine Unnoha and the stolen child was recovered.
“The arrest led to the recovery of o two weeks old male child also suspected to have been stolen from Mrs. Ekunno Ifeyinwa.”
