NSCDC arrests orphanage operator in Imo, rescues five pregnant women

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) successful Imo State has arrested a 52-year-old orphanage operator, Tochukwu Ogaranya, and rescued 5 large women implicit alleged engagement successful kid trafficking.

The Imo State commandant of the corps, Basil Igwebueze, made the disclosure connected Saturday successful Owerri portion briefing journalists connected caller operations carried retired by the command.

Igwebueze said the suspects, including an alleged accomplice, Godwin Nnamdi, 47, were apprehended astatine an orphanage located successful the World Bank country of the authorities capital, wherever the bid believes amerciable activities were being carried out.

According to him, the apprehension followed a improvement connected March 14 erstwhile an serviceman noticed a large teen attempting to flight from the facility, which led operatives to tempest the location.

“After our unit observed a large teen moving retired of the orphanage, they instantly moved in, arrested the proprietor and took the large women and the newborn babies into protective custody,” helium said.

The commandant described kid trafficking arsenic a superior offence and called connected members ...