A suspected
child thief, Chibueze Nwaozuzu, has been arrested by the Imo State Police
Command for allegedly stealing a six-year-old girl and selling her for
N200,000.
The victim, Chinecherem Anoruo, had been declared missing by the
parents, who reported the case to the police.
In the
course of investigation, it was discovered that Mr. Nwaozuzu allegedly stole
the child and sold her to one Madam Comfort Umunnakwe.
The Imo
State Commissioner of Police, Chris Ezike, said the command recovered N83,000
from Nwaozuzu, adding that the six-year-old had been reunited with the parents.
He said, “We
received a report of a missing six-year-old child, Chinecherem Anoruo.During
investigation, Nwaozuzu was arrested for his alleged involvement in the crime.
“The suspect
made useful statements to the police. He stated that he stole the child and
sold her to one Comfort Umunnakwe for N200,000. Comfort was arrested and the
stolen child recovered. The sum of N83,000, being part of the proceeds of the
sale of the child, was also recovered from Nwaozuzu.”
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