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Operatives of the Gender Unit, State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Bayelsa State Police Command, have burst a child trafficking syndicate and rescued two kidnapped children in Enugu and Abia states.

The Command‘s spokesperson, Asinim Butswat, in a statement, said the children namely: Success, 4, ‘f’ and Prince, 2, ‘m’, were stolen by one Sunday Aniele, ‘m’, 22, and Chioma Obi,’f’, 24, on June 19 at Igbogene, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.

“On that fateful day, Obi, who claimed to be a sister of Sunday Aniele, took the children away under the guise of purchasing drugs for them, unknown to their parents the children were taken out of the state to an unknown destination.

“After a diligent investigation by police operatives, crisscrossing Delta, Anambra, Enugu, and Abia states, Sunday Aniele and Chioma Obi were arrested at Ughelli, Delta State on July 7.

“Subsequently, one Kingsley Chimobi, ‘m’, 28, and Harriet Chukwu, ‘f’, 36, were arrested at Onitsha, Anambra State on July 10.

“Further investigation took the police team to Enugu, where Success was recovered on July 21, and Abangwa, Abia State where Prince was recovered on July 22. The suspects admitted to collecting N1.6 million for the two children.

“The Commissioner of Police Bayelsa State Command, Tolani Alausa, has charged the investigating unit to conclude its investigation and charge the suspects to court,” he added.