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FCT Police Arrests Two Alleged Child Traffickers

Arrests

Onwe Dooshima Georgina
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The two suspects and the five adopted children

Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command have arrested two female child traffickers in connection to the adoption of five children.

FCT Police Command Public Relations Officer, Josephine Adeh in a statement on X, said Operatives of the Command arrested the two female suspects who adopted five children on the 27th of April, 2024 at about 8.00pm.

The two suspects and the five adopted children
The two child traffickers and the five adopted children

The two suspected female child traffickers, Kulu Dogonyaro and Elizabeth Oja, who attempted to escape arrest from Sokoto police operatives, were intercepted and arrested by the FCT police operatives at Kagini junction, Abuja, while suspiciously conveying five (5) children into the Federal Capital Territory.

Child traffickers
Mobile phones retrieved from the suspects

In the spirit of oneness, the FCT Police Command have now handed the alleged child traffickers with their victims over to the Sokoto State Police Command for further investigation and onward prosecution.

The commissioner of police FCT, CP Benneth C. Igweh, however urged parents to pay utmost attention to their wards while reaffirming his commitment to ensuring the safety of the residents of FCT.



He also called on residents to be vigilant and to take advantage of the police emergency lines in reporting future suspicious activities through: 08032003913, 08028940883, 08061581938, and 07057337653

PCB: 09022222352, CRU: 08107314192.

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