Police parade medical doctor, five others for child trafficking
AUGUST 24, 2015 : ADELANI ADEPEGBA
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The police have arrested a medical doctor, Amadi Uzoma, and
five others over allegations of kidnapping and child trafficking.
The other suspects, Faith Nuhu, Chigozie Goodwill, Mrs. Evelyn
Ojiaku, John Ojiaku, and an auditor in Imo State civil service,
Mrs. Elizabeth Oyemoabi, were accused of criminal conspiracy
and kidnapping.
Parading the suspects at the Force Headquarters on Monday in
Abuja, the Force Public Relations Officer, CP Emmanuel Ojukwu,
said their activities were uncovered by police investigation into
the kidnapping of three siblings, Grace Idris,13, Philip Idris, 3,
and Paul Isaac, 2, by their older relative, Nuhu and her alleged
accomplice, Goodwill.
According to Ojukwu, investigation into the reported kidnapping
of the siblings by detectives of the Force Analytical Tracking and
Interception Centre geo-located the GSM numbers of the
suspects to Owerri in Imo state.
He said further analytical tracking led to the arrest of the first
suspect, Nuhu and the second suspect, Goodwill in Edo state.
“They confessed that they kidnapped their three victims in
Kafanchan, Kaduna State and discarded Grace Idris, the oldest
victim along Abuja-Jos highway.
“The two minors Philip Idris and Paul Isaac were delivered to the
third suspect, Mrs. Evelyn Ojiaku at the cost of N600, 000,”
Ojukwu said.
He revealed that Ojiaku is operating a private hospital known as
Royal Maternity/Clinic and Child Care Service around Umuiyi
Akaba Ikeduru, off kilometer 6, Owerri-Okigwe Road in Imo
state.
According to the police spokesman, Ojiaku used the facility for
trafficking in children with the connivance of her son, John,
adding that the medical doctor, Ozuma, provides medical
services in the hospital.
Ojukwu said Ojiaku confessed that she earlier bought a day-old
biological male child at the cost of N100, 000 in September
2014, before she later supplied Idris and Isaac for N600, 000.
He said Ojiaku admitted selling the first child sold to her by
Nuhu to one Angele, a female resident of Lagos State, at the
cost of N300,000 in September 2014, and she also confessed to
buying five more children which she had sold to different
families.
Ojukwu said Ojiaku also confessed to have been assisted in
selling the children by Onyemuobi.
He said all the children had been traced and recovered from their
adopted parents, some of who adopted the children without
knowledge of the illegal activities of the fake child-care centre.
Ojukwu called on persons looking to adopt children to follow
approved channels and not to patronise “child harvesters,”
stating that the suspects will soon be charged to court.
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The police have arrested a medical doctor, Amadi Uzoma, and
five others over allegations of kidnapping and child trafficking.
The other suspects, Faith Nuhu, Chigozie Goodwill, Mrs. Evelyn
Ojiaku, John Ojiaku, and an auditor in Imo State civil service,
Mrs. Elizabeth Oyemoabi, were accused of criminal conspiracy
and kidnapping.
Parading the suspects at the Force Headquarters on Monday in
Abuja, the Force Public Relations Officer, CP Emmanuel Ojukwu,
said their activities were uncovered by police investigation into
the kidnapping of three siblings, Grace Idris,13, Philip Idris, 3,
and Paul Isaac, 2, by their older relative, Nuhu and her alleged
accomplice, Goodwill.
According to Ojukwu, investigation into the reported kidnapping
of the siblings by detectives of the Force Analytical Tracking and
Interception Centre geo-located the GSM numbers of the
suspects to Owerri in Imo state.
He said further analytical tracking led to the arrest of the first
suspect, Nuhu and the second suspect, Goodwill in Edo state.
“They confessed that they kidnapped their three victims in
Kafanchan, Kaduna State and discarded Grace Idris, the oldest
victim along Abuja-Jos highway.
“The two minors Philip Idris and Paul Isaac were delivered to the
third suspect, Mrs. Evelyn Ojiaku at the cost of N600, 000,”
Ojukwu said.
He revealed that Ojiaku is operating a private hospital known as
Royal Maternity/Clinic and Child Care Service around Umuiyi
Akaba Ikeduru, off kilometer 6, Owerri-Okigwe Road in Imo
state.
According to the police spokesman, Ojiaku used the facility for
trafficking in children with the connivance of her son, John,
adding that the medical doctor, Ozuma, provides medical
services in the hospital.
Ojukwu said Ojiaku confessed that she earlier bought a day-old
biological male child at the cost of N100, 000 in September
2014, before she later supplied Idris and Isaac for N600, 000.
He said Ojiaku admitted selling the first child sold to her by
Nuhu to one Angele, a female resident of Lagos State, at the
cost of N300,000 in September 2014, and she also confessed to
buying five more children which she had sold to different
families.
Ojukwu said Ojiaku also confessed to have been assisted in
selling the children by Onyemuobi.
He said all the children had been traced and recovered from their
adopted parents, some of who adopted the children without
knowledge of the illegal activities of the fake child-care centre.
Ojukwu called on persons looking to adopt children to follow
approved channels and not to patronise “child harvesters,”
stating that the suspects will soon be charged to court.
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