The Rivers State Police Command has said its operatives have united a fifteen-month-old baby, who was abducted six months ago with his parents.
Police Public Relations Officer, Nnamdi Omoni, in a statement, said that the achievements the command recorded are outstanding achievements, adding that it is a breaking story. It is a case of child trafficking.
According to him: “Rivers State Police command in its efforts to rid the state of all manner of crimes today recorded a significant breakthrough, as men of the State CID smashed a child-trafficking syndicate at Eleme where one Madam Helen Oluchi Christopher, female, 34 years, a native of orukanam in Akwa Ibom State but operates a healing home at Eleme called Mountain of Lord deliverance fire ministries.
“Our personnel acted on intelligence and trailed the suspect following series of complaints we have received about missing children in parts of Port Harcourt.
“She was arrested with one 20 years old, Joy Olaka-Nworgu who confessed to committing the crime. Four children were rescued from her church, Omoni said.
But in her response, Prophetess Helen denied the accusations saying that she had never met Joy before.
“I only met her when she came with a baby begging me to help her.
“I should give her N30,000 and keep the baby till she returns. I had to give her the money and warned that she must return to take the baby and refund my N30,000.
“I even took her to my altar to swear that she will refund my N30,000 and take the baby and she agreed. The only mistake I made was that I didn’t ask her where she got the baby.
However, one of the arrested suspects, twenty-year-old Joy Olaka-Nworgu told newsmen that she was initiated by Prophetess Helen to steal children.
Also speaking, Christophanus Achogbo who is the father of one of the rescued children said that the suspect took advantage of his maid.
“Since February this year, we have been looking for my son, Daniel only for the Police to call me that he has been found. He was 1 year and 4 month-old in February.
“I didn’t believe that the Police can still find him. I just want to thank the Rivers Police for their efforts”
The Police command said further investigation is ongoing to rescue more children from the syndicate.
