A suspect notorious for trafficking teenagers between the age of 13 and 16 to Nigeria’s neighbouring countries has been arrested by the police in Anambra State.
Anambra police command spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, announced the arrest of the suspect in Awka, the state capital.
The police spokesman said that the suspect was apprehended following reports of increasing cases of missing teenagers in the state.
Ikenga who spoke at a press briefing confirmed that the suspect had trafficked many teenagers to neighbouring countries.
According to the police spokesperson, some of the victims who were taken Ghana, had been safely returned to Nigeria.
He added that search was ongoing to apprehend other members of the gang.
He said that the Commissioner of Police, CP Nnaghe Itam, directed police personnel in state to do everything possible towards tackling the trend.
“The suspect is currently undergoing interrogation with the police. This will help in rescuing other victims, and tracking down on other gang members
(NAN)
