Crime
Kaduna woman kidnaps boy in Zamfara, runs into police in Enugu
A woman who kidnapped a boy in Zamfara, and shipped him to Enugu for sale has been arrested by the state police command.
According to the spokesperson of the command, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, the suspect, Juliet Donatus was arrested while looking for a buyer for the child.
“On 09/04/2022 at about 2055hrs, Police Operatives serving in Central Police Station (CPS) Enugu, arrested one Juliet Donatus (female) aged 35, residing in Zaria, Kaduna State. Her arrest was as a result of a tip off alleging that she was found attempting to sell a male child at Old Park Enugu,” he said on Friday in a statement.
“The said child, who is eight years old, was rescued while the suspect confessed to have stolen the victim from Zamfara State and brought him to Enugu in search of a buyer,”
“The case was transferred to 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.”
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