Child Trafficking: How Suspects Were Rounded Up

[Shola Sholaz]

The recently paraded child trafficking syndicate at the Lagos state police command, Ikeja, were arraigned at the Apapa Family court on Thursday, May 30th 2013. Three of the defendants, Benedette Ogbonna, Chibueze Mba, and Adaeze Mba who were alleged to be directly involved in the stealing and selling of the children pleaded not guilty to the eight -count charge brought against them while the fourth defendant, Patricia Anibogu, the 61 year- old who allegedly bought one of the children from Benedette Ogbogu, also pleaded not guilty to the five-count charge brought against her.
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A  relation to the Amechis' whose children were stolen by the syndicate last September in Imo state, identified as Chief Lazarus Akonobi from Isi-Ama, Awo-Idemmili  narrated how the incident happened  to Crime Alert.   "The suspects involved in this case stole two of my relative's children from my brother's house in our village, Awo Idemmili- Osu local government, Imo State, in September 2012.