Police Arrests 10-year-old, One Other For Stealing A 2-year-old Boy (Photo)

The police has arrested two suspects for allegedly stealing a 2-year-old boy identified as Master Testimony Obiajulu Azubuike.

The toddler reportedly went missing inside the market and all efforts to locate him proved abortive.

The mother of missing child identified as Mrs Charity Ogochukwu Azubuike had arrested the case to the police which led to the arrest of the Suspects.

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The police identified the suspects as Chinecherem Odurukwe ‘M’ aged 19years old of Ogboro Isiala village Ihiala and Chinedu Adom ‘m’ aged 10years of Umuozu Village of Nwangele LGA of Imo State.

The state police command spokesperson, Haruna Mohammed confirmed the arrest in a statement.

Haruna said:

On 22/01/2021at about 5:pm, one Mrs Charity Ogochukwu Azubuike ‘F’ of Afam Ezialla Village Ihiala reported at Ihiala Police Station that her two years old son Master Testimony Obiajulu Azubuike got missing inside the market and all efforts to locate him proved abortive.

Meanwhile,following the report,police detectives commenced investigation and on the 23/1/2021 two suspects were arrested in Imo State in collaboration with Imo State Police Command.The Suspects are,

(i).CHINECHEREM ODURUKWE ‘M’ aged 19years old of Ogboro Isiala village Ihiala and,
(ii) CHINEDU ADOM ‘m’ aged 10years of Umuozu Village of Nwangele LGA of Imo State.

The Principal suspect usually use the ten years old suspect to lure the children using biscuits either in the markets,schools,or other isolated places and take them to Imo where they sale the children at the paltry sum of One hundred thousand Naira(#100’000) only.

Suspects have voluntarily confessed to the crime and the rescued child is in good health condition.He has been reunited with his parent.Case under investigation and effort is ongoing to apprehend other accomplices in order to bring them to justice.”