Abia and Kogi Police commands have recorded significant successes in the fight against crime with the rescue of 12 trafficked children and recovery of arms and ammunition.
Revealing this in a statement on Monday, the force PRO, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi said “Officers of the Kogi State police command intercepted a green-colored Sharon vehicle that ran through a security checkpoint at high speed.
“The team engaged the bus in a hot pursuit, and the driver, upon realising he was being trailed, abandoned the bus and fled into a nearby bush.
“A swift cordon and search was conducted on the spot, leading to the recovery of a substantial cache of arms and ammunition, which included 5 AK-47 rifles, 8 AK-47 magazines, 283 rounds of 7.62x39mm ammunition, 62 rounds of 5.56mm ammunition, and 2 rounds of 7.62x59mm ammunition.”
The spokesman stated “Efforts to apprehend the fleeing suspect are in progress, while initial intelligence suggests a possible connection to a recent armed robbery at a fuel station in Kabba, which is currently under investigation.”
“In another development, operatives of the Abia State Police Command, acting on credible intelligence, arrested two individuals one Blessing Emebo, 49 years and Sunday Emebo, 42 years, for operating an unregistered and illegal motherless babies’ home within their residential apartment located at Ikot Ekpene Road, Aba.
“Upon intervention, the operatives discovered 12 children, with their ages ranging from 6 to 14 years, housed in the premises.”Adejobi noted that preliminary investigations revealed that the children originated from various villages in the Arochukwu area.
“The rescued minors have been handed over to the Abia State Ministry of Women Affairs for proper care. The suspects are currently under interrogation and would be charged to court upon conclusion of the investigations.” He added.
