NAPTIP arrests three over alleged sale of babies in Rivers

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking successful Persons (NAPTIP) has sealed an amerciable maternity installation successful Port Harcourt, Rivers State, implicit the alleged merchantability of 3 babies linked to a suspected kid trafficking syndicate.

The bureau said the cognition was carried retired by its operatives successful collaboration with the Rivers State Ministry of Health, starring to the apprehension of the facility’s owner, an alleged facilitator successful the transaction and different unit member.

In a connection issued on Thursday, NAPTIP said the facility, located successful the Elelenwo country of Port Harcourt, was operating from a residential flat and was allegedly being utilized to procure, merchantability and illegally transportation children.

“Our preliminary probe showed that a Liberian pistillate nonmigratory successful Belgium came into Nigeria without immoderate grounds of gestation and allegedly took custody of 3 children wrong astir 1 month.

“Investigators besides uncovered grounds suggesting that astir N13.5 cardinal was paid successful transportation with the transportation of the 3 children,” the bureau said.

NAPTIP said its officers from Abuja and Rivers State carried retired a coordinated raid connected the installation and sealed the premises to sphere grounds portion investigations continue.

“We person commenced forensic and documentary investigations to esta...