Cyriacus Izuekwe
The police at State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Owerri, have arrested a woman who engages in human trafficking in Okporo in Orlu town, Imo State, southeast
Nigeria.
The woman, Chioma Anoruo, has allegedly confessed that she and her husband, Emeka, who is now on the run, have sold more than 19 children to their clients.
Chioma was arrested by the community’s local vigilante led by their chairman, Innocent Anokwute, who later handed her over to the police at SCID.
Emeka Anoruo, husband of Chioma who is on the run
Five children including a new born baby kidnapped for sale were also rescued.
An SUV belonging to her husband was recovered and an undisclosed large sum of money found on Chioma was also recovered by the vigilante.
P.M.NEWS gathered from the residents the community that there has been frequent disappearnce of children in the area which became of serious concern to the community leaders.
This year alone the community has recorded a number of missing children. On 30 of March this year, Dominion Obasi, a pupil of Ezioha Community School, Okporo was kidnapped in the school premise and since then, he has not been found.
Chioma Anoruo who confessed that they have sold 19 Children with stolen children kept in captivity
While the community was searching for him, a son of a Deeper Life church pastor was also kidnapped and is still missing.
As if that was not enough, a man called Femi lost his six-year-old son and the boy has not been found since then.
Recently, two sons of the same parents, identified as Chukwuemeka and Chigozie, pupils of Holy Trinity Anglican School, Amazu in Okporo were abducted while returning home from school.
As the abductors were trying to escape with them on their motorcycle, a palm wine tapper who saw the two men, while on top of a palm tree, raised …Read More
Source:: PM Newspaper
