Police Rescue 2-Month-Old Stolen Baby During Naming Ceremony

• Operatives of the Lagos state police command have arrested five child traffickers for selling 2-month old baby
• The missing baby was rescued during a baby naming ceremony at the residence of the new parents in Lagos
• The state police spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed that all the suspects will be arraigned in court after the investigation

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Lagos state - The police have rescued a two-month-old stolen baby during a naming ceremony organised by the new parents in Lagos.

The state police spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said five persons, including one Pastor Peter Udoh, were arrested in connection with the alleged sale of the baby.

He made this known in a statement issued via the Lagos police command X handle page (formerly known as Twitter) @LagosPoliceNG on Saturday, July.

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Hundeyin said the mother of a two-month-old missing boy reported to the police that one Gloria Sunday absconded with her son on July 11, 2024.

He added that detectives of the Oko-oba Division arrested the five individuals involved in the child trafficking operation following a report from the biological mother.

The police PRO said Sunday confessed that she sold the baby for ₦500,000 to Pastor Peter Udoh.

“During interrogation, the suspect confessed to selling the baby for ₦500,000 to one Pastor Peter Udoh, who was subsequently arrested in Ikene Town, Ogun State. He admitted reselling the child for ₦1,450,000 to one Loretta Nelson, who was also apprehended in Festac Town, Lagos. She, in turn, confessed to selling the baby for ₦2,350,000.”

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“Further investigations led to the arrest of the final buyers of the baby, Mr. and Mrs James Uwam, during the naming ceremony of the stolen child. All suspects will be arraigned in court at the conclusion of the investigation,”

He disclosed that all the suspects will be arraigned in court at the conclusion of the investigation.

Human trafficking syndicate arrested in Ghana

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that a recent intelligence operation led to the arrest of four Nigerians who are part of a dangerous human trafficking syndicate in Accra, Ghana.

EOCO, a Ghanaian anti-crime agency, explained in a statement to the public that the suspects were also engaged in different types of cybercrime.

Some 45 of the individuals who had been trafficked from Nigeria into Ghana and were being tortured and abused have been repatriated

Source: Legit.ng