Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command through multiple coordinated operations have rescued six stolen or trafficked children and arrested 10 suspects involved in both local and transnational child trafficking networks.

A statement by the spokesman of the command, SP Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed that at about 9:30pm on Tuesday, operatives from the Anti-Cultism Tactical Squad of the command, working with Neighbourhood Watch members, arrested one Chiaha Josephine (female, aged 64) and Ozomma Christopher Ubanagum (male, 67) in Ezeagu LGA.

He stated that two trafficked children were rescued. The two children are 16-year-old Loveth Mfonobong (female), whose name had been changed to Chiaha Ifunanya, and 12-year-old Benjamin Alex Okon (male), renamed Chiaha Udochukwu.

Ndukwe further revealed that Josephine confessed to buying Loveth in 2021 for ₦900,000 and Benjamin in 2024 for ₦1.4 million.

“Mfonobong could only give her place of origin as Affi (state or LGA unknown), while Benjamin gave his as Oron in Akwa Ibom State. On July 16, 2025, one Ilo Caroline (55) was also arrested for her involvement,” he stated. Ndukwe added that on July 13, 2025, police operatives from the Command’s Awkunanaw Division, with Neighbourhood Watch, rescued a one-year-and-seven-month-old male child and arrested 28-year-old Chiemerie Daniel Onwe (male) for his alleged involvement.

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