Luck ran out of a suspected child trafficker identified as Peace Effiong, as she was arrested by the Rivers State Police Command. She was arrested with two newborn twins along the Rumuikini-Choba axis of the East-West Road in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. Igbere TV reports.
The State Commissioner of Police, Emeke Nwonyi, disclosed this in Port Harcourt, on Friday, adding that the command’s anti-cultism unit intercepted a Toyota Sienna carrying occupants with suspicious behaviour in the area.
According to Nwonyi, “Operatives of Anti-Cultism Unit conducted a vital operation on Thursday, 5th of October, 2023. While on intensive patrol along Rumuekini – Choba, East-West Road, Port Harcourt, they intercepted a Toyota Sienna carrying occupants with suspicious behavior.
“Upon conducting a search, we discovered twin babies, a male, and a female, both approximately two days old, in the company of one Peace Effiong. However, Effiong could not provide a satisfactory account of the babies’ origin. Her alleged husband, an unknown man, fled, abandoning one of the babies.
“Effiong confessed to being introduced by a friend in Lagos to procure these newborn babies in Port Harcourt for the sum of N2.8 million. We have initiated an investigation to apprehend other suspects involved.”
