Police Arrest 4 For Child Trafficking In Rivers

Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command person arrested 4 persons allegedly progressive successful kid trafficking successful the state.

The suspects are Blessing Jack, a 54-year- aged female; Chinonso Raymond, a 30-year-old antheral of Igwuruta; Chinyere Okorie, a 32-year-old pistillate and Nkechi Nwankwo, a 50-year-old female.

The constabulary nationalist relations serviceman successful the state, Grace Iringe-Koko, successful a connection issued successful Port Harcourt yesterday, said the syndicate, led by Jack had been exploiting susceptible young mothers, stealing and selling their caller calved babies for fiscal gains.

The connection reads: “The Rivers State Police Command has made a important breakthrough successful its probe into the activities of kid trafficking syndicate successful the state, with the apprehension of respective suspects.

“The syndicate allegedly led by 1 Blessing Jack, a 54-year- aged female, nonmigratory of Timber Road, Igwuruta, Port- Harcourt, exploiting susceptible young mothers, stealing and selling their caller calved babies for important fiscal gains.

“On October 9, 2025, astatine astir 1500rs, Operatives of the Command attached to the C4i Intelligence Unit, done method aided Policing arrested Blessing Jack, astatine Igwuruta, successful Port-Harcourt.

“A speech betwixt Blessing Jack and 1 Marley Oburu ‘m’ revealed the syndicate’s modus operandi. She discussed a caller incidental wherever her subordinate had taken a woman’s baby, claiming the babe had died but had been paid the sum of Two Million Naira (N2,000,000.) for the transaction.

“The transaction suggested that Blessing and her associates usage fake scans and manipulate susceptible large women to get their babies.

“A preliminary probe revealed that Blessing Jack had antecedently been imprisoned successful Calabar for 3 years for kid trafficking, highlighting her long-standing engagement successful the illicit business.

“All the suspects voluntarily confessed to the transgression detailing their idiosyncratic roles successful the crime.

“Suspects are presently successful Police custody, portion an in-depth probe has been launched to apprehension different members of the syndicate and dismantle the network.”

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Rivers State, Olugbenga Adepoju, has commended the operatives for their diligence successful investigating and apprehending the suspects.