A man identified as Michael Charles alias Tankgood Ekoeme has been arrested by men from Rivers State Police Command for allegedly selling his three children.
The suspect was reportedly arrested when policemen raided a child trafficking camp in the state recently.
While marching the suspects at the state police headquarters, the State Police Public Relations Officer, Grace Iringe-Koko, said they had arrested several suspects in connection with the trafficking of minors and adolescents in the state.
Charles, one of the parade suspects and the father of the trafficked children, admitted selling them.
Blaming his actions on poverty and inability to care for children Others involved in the scam include a doctor and a former MP.
On behalf of the mothers of trafficked deaf and dumb children, mother Janet Igwe from Umudiogo, the state’s Emohua Local Government Area, said her son-in-law sold the children born to her daughter.
In the statement made by the police, “On Saturday, July 8, 2023, at around 17.00, the officers of the CP Monitoring Unit expanded the investigation to Omudiağa after the disclosure of two suspects previously arrested for child trafficking.
Emohua LGA of Rivers State and Mbaitoli of Imo State Ogbaku of LGA arrested the duo of Ndubuisi Egbueri ‘M and Ndubuisi Wosa ‘M’ in Omudiaga and a Chioma Anele ‘F’ in Ogbaku.
Both Ndubuisi Egbueri and Ndubuisi Wosa confessed to receiving one of the baby , which they later handed over to Hon. Regina Aki ‘F at Rukpokwu in Port Harcourt.
Darling Regina Aki was also arrested and admitted to being in contact with one of the Favor Amaewhule ‘F at Aluu where the baby was sold in front of the baby’s father, Michael Charles.
“Favour Amaewhule ‘F was subsequently arrested and confessed that he bought the baby for the sum of N700,000.00 while N350,000.00 was paid to Michael Charles, the father of the baby and N350,000.00 was paid to Hon. Regina Aki and Partners.
“However, the baby bought by Favor Amaewhule has been recovered, and the investigation is in full swing with a view to recovering the other babies received by Chioma Anele ‘F.’ Seven suspects are currently in custody.”
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