Three suspected child traffickers have been arrested by the police in Oshimilli South Local Government Area of Delta State, South-South Nigeria.
A combined team of policemen and vigilante acting on intelligence reports, arrested the three alleged female child traffickers.
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Two teenage girls of ages 13 and 16 who are natives of Izza North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, South-East Nigeria ready to be taken to Mali for prostitution were rescued by the police.
The Delta State Police Command spokesperson, Edafe Bright, in a statement said investigation was ongoing to arrest other members of the syndicate.
In another development, operatives of Eagle Net Special Squad, while on routine patrol along Asaba-Onitsha Bridge, arrested a 46-year old suspect, Michael Ozor, who is a native of Abakaliki in Ebonyi State, for trying to defraud a Point Of Sales, POS operator using fake N80,000 notes.
The suspect who was almost lynched by an angry mob, was immediately taken into custody by the security operatives.
The statement mentioned that all suspects will soon be charged to court.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
