Ebonyi police bust child-trafficking syndicate, rescue 3

By Jeff Agbodo, Abakaliki
The Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested suspected members of a child-trafficking syndicate and rescued three children allegedly abducted and unlawfully handed over to prospective adopters.
The command also arrested two suspected accomplices, Ebere Anayo and Chinyere Nwakanma, identified as social welfare officers in Obowo Local Government Area of Imo State.
The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Joshua Ukandu, said preliminary investigations indicated that the duo allegedly facilitated the handing over of children to persons seeking to adopt or foster them.
Ukandu said the investigation followed a complaint lodged in May 2026 by Mrs Ngwe Ukamaka, wh...