Rivers Medical Doctor Nabbed Over Child Trafficking

The Rivers state police command has arrested an unnamed medical doctor over his involvement in child trafficking. 

The development is contained in a statement issued by the Benue state police command on Sunday. 

According to the command, the father of the children reported on September 24 that two of his children, identified as Philomena and Benedict, aged six and two, were missing from their Kpaakpa of Badagry Street home, opposite St. Peters Church Wurukum, Makurdi. 

Following the receipt of the complaint, the command sent a signal to police formations across the country. 

Subsequently, it received a response from its Rivers state counterpart, indicating that three children have been rescued in the course of an operation around the Rumuokoro area of the state capital. The report added that two of the rescued children matched the identity of those in the signal earlier reported. 

"On October 20, information was received from Rivers Police Command that in the course of an operation at, Rumuokoro area, they rescued three children from a medical doctor that seem to be the same children earlier reported by Benue Command.

“A team of detectives was sent to Rivers state for identification and other necessary actions.

“Fortunately, the two children were identified alongside one other child, Godsgift Julius, whose parents are yet to be identified.

“Philomena and Benedict have been reunited with their family while Godsgift is yet to connect with his family. The medical doctor is being investigated by Rivers Command while efforts are being made to locate his accomplices in Benue,” state command spokesperson, Sewuese Anene, said in the statement. 

The two children have been reunited with their parents while attempts are still being made to reach the family of the third minor. 

“Philomena and Benedict have been reunited with their family while Godsgift is yet to connect with his family. The medical doctor is being investigated by Rivers Command while efforts are being made to locate his accomplices in Benue,” Anene added.