The state
Commissioner of Police, Garba Umar, disclosed this on Tuesday while parading
about 100 suspects at the command headquarters.
Umar
explained that on July 8, 2017, at about 11am, detectives attached to the Nnewi
Police Division arrested Oluchi for allegedly conspiring wth her friend,
Nchedoch Richard (26) to sell her two-month-old baby to a woman, popularly
known as First Lady, now at large.
He said, “In
order to conceal her dastardly act, the suspect reported at the police station
that she left her baby with a yet to be
ascertained woman who absconded with the
baby.”
The CP said
exhibits recovered from Oluchi included N250,000 cash and one motorcycle she
allegedly bought with part of the money realised from the sale of the baby.
“The matter
is under investigation and efforts are being intensified to arrest First Lady
and recover the baby.
Also paraded
was a four-man child trafficking syndicate, led by a 60-year-old pastor,
Raymond Igboanusi.
The police
commissioner said the suspects were arrested on June 28 in the Idemili area
following intelligence report.
The names of
other members of the gang were given as Angela Igboanusi, 42; Obinigwe
Josephine, 56; and Jacob Onwuegbu, 62.
Umar said the suspects allegedly conspired to
traffic one 10-year-old Ifeanyi Odili for N300,000.
Others paraded were kidnap and armed robbery
suspects, as well as alleged cult members.
Umar said
the cases were under investigation after which the suspects would be charged to
court.
He said, “I
advise members of the public to refrain from covering their vehicles number
plates, stop the usage of sirens by unauthorised persons and stp destruction of
billboards and posters of political rivals.
“People
should feel free to come forward and give relevant information to the police to
nip crime in the bud.”
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