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December 20, 2013

Abia police parade 30 for robbery, child trafficking, others

BY ANAYO OKOLI
UMUAHIA —THE Abia State Police Command, yesterday, paraded 30 suspects involved in different crimes arrested from some parts of the state.

According to the state Police Commissioner, Mr. Mohammed Tilli Abubakar, they were arrested for alleged robbery, car snatching and baby sales.

Nineteen of the suspects, young girls between 16 and 23 years of age, were arrested in an illegal charity home for child trafficking.

Eleven other suspects were arrested for robbery, car snatching and illegal possession arms.

Abubakar said the arrests were made between November and this month.

The CP also announced that the two AK-47 riffles snatched from two police inspectors killed by robbers, Jimmy John and Kingsley Etuk, were recovered in a bag buried in a ground in a bush in Umuawa Alaocha, Ohuhu, Umuahia North Council.

He said: “Within this month of December, the command had some ugly events owing to the loss of two her personnel to men of underworld in the course of their services to mankind.”

Abubakar said.

The commissioner disclosed that the 18 young girls were rescued from an illegal charity home at Umuobia Housing Estate, Olokoro in Umuahia South council, allegedly owned one Mrs. Nma Achumba. The home was said to be notorious for baby trafficking.