By ThePreview Team

 

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested three women and rescued three children in Ibafo after an investigation into an alleged child-stealing operation uncovered that one of the children was sold for N500,000.

The suspects, Kikelomo Jimoh, 36; Kayode Elizabeth; and Blessing Anochike, 60, were arrested by detectives attached to the Ibafo Police Division.

The Command, in a statement, said that the operation followed a report of child stealing and a sustained intelligence-led investigation that led to the arrest of Mrs Jimoh.

Following her arrest, Mrs Jimoh allegedly made statements during questioning that led detectives to the residence of Mrs Anochike, where they found and rescued three children.

The children were identified as Christiana Olowokere, 14; Olamilekan Abdurusheed, 16; and Rebecca Adeniji, 12.

The police said preliminary findings indicated that Christiana was allegedly sold for N500,000.

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One of the underage victims, Olamilekan, the command said, had previously absconded from his parents before he was allegedly abducted by the suspects.

For Rebecca, another child victim, the circumstances surrounding her movement and how she came into the custody of the suspects were still being investigated, according to the police.

The suspects remain in police custody while the case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Eleweran, Abeokuta, for further investigation.

“The case has since been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Eleweran, Abeokuta, for discreet and comprehensive investigation to establish the full circumstances of the case, determine the individual roles of the suspects and identify any other persons connected to the alleged criminal enterprise,” the statement said.