The Lagos State Police has arrested
three women for allegedly stealing and selling a two-year-old daughter for
N300,000.
The Lagos State Police Public
Relations Officer (PPRO), Chike Oti, who confirmed the arrest, said that
investigation into the theft of the child started complaints were received on
May 1st, from the child’s father identified as Nwoagbo Ekene,
residing at 27 Test Oluwale Street, Olodi Apapa.
Ekene told police that his two-year-old daughter, at about 11am, suddenly
disappeared and all efforts made to trace her whereabouts failed.
According to Oti, it was based on Ekene’s
complaint, that the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Edgal Imohimi,
directed the officer in charge of the Anti-kidnapping Squad, a Superintendent
of Police (SP), Musa Bulus, to use all available assets at his disposal, to
unravel the mystery behind the disappearance of the girl.
Oti added: “Consequently,
investigation was instituted and in the course of it, Ms Joy Okoye, 28, of
No.64 Kirikiri Street, Olodi Apapa was arrested in connection with the
case. On interrogation, Joy revealed that she and one Amarachi, a female, who
is still at large, stole the child and sold her for N300, 000.00 to Ms. Uju
Obieze, female, 40, of No.8 Okwe road, Asaba, Delta State.”
Acting on this revelation,
detectives proceeded to Asaba and arrested Obieze on September 13, 2018.
It was gathered that Obieze, after
her arrest, confessed to have bought the child from Joy, but added that the
deal was done jointly with Ifeyinwa Ezene, female, 46, of No.2, Eze Bishop
Street, Onitsha, Anambra State, where Ifeyinwa Ezene was arrested.
Obieze further confessed to the
crime by corroborating the statements of the other two suspects. She added that
the child was resold to Ifeoma Okoye, female, who lives in Enugu.
The trio led detectives to No.40,
Amaechi Street, off Agbani road, Enugu, where, on September 14, 2018, the
victim was rescued from the relatives of Ifeoma Okoye, who were mourning her,
having died a week earlier. The little girl has since been reunited with
her parents.
Meanwhile, the suspects will be
charged court tomorrow to day.
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