By Tony Oraeki, Awka
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested three female suspects allegedly involved in child trafficking.
The suspects were arrested on July 11, 2026 at a motor park in Onitsha by Police Operatives attached to Awada Divisional Headquarters.
According to the State Police Spokesman, SP Ikenga Tochukwu in Awka yesterday, the names of the suspects are Florence Nnakuzie, 45 years, Hannah Ugah, 52 years and Chinasa Daniel, 27 years.
Tochukwu further said that preliminary information revealed how Chinasa Daniel allegedly brought two children- a two-week-old baby and a four-year-old child on two separate occasions between June and December 2025 and handed them over to Hannah Ugah.
“Chinasa further disclosed that a four-year-old child was subsequently handed over to Florence Nnakuzie and allegedly sold for the sum of ₦2 million while the two-week-old baby was allegedly sold to another woman who is currently at large”, he stated.
However, the outgoing Commissioner of Police, Ikioye Orutugu described child trafficking as a grave violation of human rights and a crime against humanity.
Consequently, the Commissioner ordered for the immediate transfer of the case to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Awka, for a comprehensive and discreet investigation.
He also ordered operatives to intensify efforts to identify and apprehend every member of the trafficking syndicate and to commence coordinated operations aimed at locating, rescuing, and reuniting the trafficked children with their biological families.
