Enugu police arrest woman trying to sell 8-year-old boy at Enugu market

The police in Enugu have apprehended Juliet Donatus, 35 for trying to sell an 8-year-old male child at the Enugu Old Park (market) area.

Police said her arrest was a result of a tip-off.

The child was rescued while the suspect confessed to having stolen the victim from Zamfara State and brought him to Enugu in search of a buyer.

Enugu Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Daniel Ndukwe, an ASP, said the case has been transferred to the Gender/Anti-Human Trafficking Section of the State CID Enugu for preliminary investigation and has been further handed over to Kaduna State Police Command for conclusive investigation and prosecution.

The woman trafficker was among 45 suspected criminals arrested in Enugu between March and April 2022.

A police statement identified their offences to include conspiracy, murder, rape/defilement, kidnapping/abduction, armed robbery, unlawful possession of a firearm, stealing, vandalism and cultism.

“The operational activities led to the rescue of four (4) abducted/kidnapped victims, recovery of twenty-five (25) firearms of different makes, thirty-one (31) live ammunition of different calibres, fifty-three live cartridges, three (3) motor vehicles, six (6) tricycles, two (2) motorcycles and other incriminating exhibits.

“Police say the investigation into most of the cases have been concluded and charged to court, while others are currently being investigated.

“Also arrested was Onyemaechi Okorie,19, who murdered his male co-worker in a construction site at Independence Layout Enugu.

“He hails from Uburu in Ohaozara LGA of Ebonyi State.

“Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect engaged the deceased in a serious fight and used a rod to hit him on the head.

“The victim was immediately moved to the hospital for treatment but was later confirmed dead by doctors on duty and the corpse deposited in the mortuary for preservation and autopsy.

“The case has been transferred to the State CID Enugu for conclusive investigation and prosecution,” he said.