The Benue State Police Command has apprehended four suspects for allegedly running a child trafficking syndicate in Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps and other parts of the state.
The suspects were also alleged to have engaged in the recruitment of pregnant girls who gave birth to babies that were sold for N150,000.
Spokesperson of the command, SP Anene Catherine, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, July 26, 2023, said the arrest was carried out after intensified surveillance by the police following information about the syndicate.
Those arrested include the kingpin’s wife, Stephen Terungwa, Sughter Akegh and Atom Gideon.
The kingpin, identified as Friday, escaped to an unknown destination.
“During the interview session, the suspects confessed to having recruited pregnant girls who gave birth and handed them over to one Friday, the kingpin who has been on the run. They were paid one hundred and fifty thousand Naira for each pregnancy that was delivered,” the statement said.
“One child that was earlier reported missing by his parents at Daudu police station was also rescued from the house of the said kingpin,” she added.
