Imo Police Says It Is Aware Of An Attempted Child Theft, Sold For N400,00,  As Arrest Culprits

Dan Opara Danjay

The Imo State Police Command is aware of a post that has gone viral, where an old woman and a young woman carrying a baby of about 9 months suspected to have been stolen from Akwa Ibom State and brought to Imo State were caught along Mbaise Road by ABC Motor  Park Owerri, bargaining to sell the little baby for four hundred thousand (#400,000.00) Naira.

 

The command wishes to inform the good people of Imo State that, we are already on top of the situation.

 

Therefore, the Commissioner of Police,  Imo State Command,  CP Abutu Yaro, FDC, has already inaugurated a high powered investigation team directing them to commenced forensic investigation into the viral post to unravel how the two women came about the little baby, trace and location the real parents of the child, where the baby was stolen and for what purpose.

 

The command is assuring the good people of the state that, as soon as the investigation is concluded, the outcome will be made public for all and sundry to know the real facts surrounding the viral post.

 

The CP warned all Child Traffickers to desist from their inhuman, illegal, and nefarious trade as the Command does the needful to trace, identify and apprehend them for prosecution.

 

The press statement was signed by CSP, Michael Abattam, the Police PRO, For, Commissioner of Police, Imo State Command.