Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have arrested three women allegedly involved in a child trafficking syndicate accused of selling a four-year-old boy for N2 million while intensifying efforts to rescue other trafficked children and apprehend fleeing members of the network.
PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the suspects were arrested during a police operation at a motor park in Onitsha on Saturday evening.
The suspects were identified as Florence Nnakuzie, 45; Hannah Ugah, 52; and Chinasa Daniel, 27.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed the development in a statement issued on Sunday.
According to him, operatives attached to the Awada Divisional Headquarters carried out the operation following credible intelligence, leading to the arrest of the three women, while other members of the suspected trafficking syndicate escaped.
Ikenga said preliminary investigations revealed that Daniel allegedly delivered two children—a two-week-old baby and a four-year-old child—to Ugah on separate occasions between June and December 2025.
He alleged that the four-year-old child was subsequently handed over to Nnakuzie, who sold the boy for N2 million.
The police spokesman further stated that the two-week-old baby was allegedly sold to another woman who remains at large.
He added that some children were rescued during the operation, although the exact number was not disclosed.
“The Anambra State Police Command, on the evening of July 11, recorded another major breakthrough in its sustained fight against child trafficking with the arrest of three female suspects at a motor park in Onitsha,” Ikenga said.
He noted that the Commissioner of Police, Ikioye Orutugu, had described child trafficking as a grave violation of human rights and directed the immediate transfer of the case to the State Criminal Investigation Department in Awka for a comprehensive investigation.
According to Ikenga, the police commissioner also ordered operatives to intensify efforts to identify and arrest every member of the trafficking syndicate while launching coordinated operations to locate, rescue and reunite trafficked children with their biological families.
“The Command appreciates members of the public whose timely and credible information led to the successful operation and urges residents to continue supporting the police with useful intelligence,” the statement added.
The police said investigations are ongoing as efforts continue to dismantle the suspected child trafficking network operating in the state.
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