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Child Trafficking: Amotekun Corps Nabs 4 Suspects in Ekiti

The Western Nigeria Security Network, Ekiti State, known as Amotekun has paraded four persons for allegedly trafficking of two minor to libya.

The suspects are Mrs. Doncas Adefowoke, Mrs.Oyetunji Ebunoluwa
Miss Adefowoke Toyin and  Miss Boluwatife Soremi.

Among the suspects are two prophetess who confessed to have converged more than thirty persons in preparation for same mission before the arrest.

Addressing journalists in his office in Ado Ekiti, the commandant of the Amotekun corps, Mr. Joel Komolafe noted that the suspects were arrested after tipoff by some citizens.

He confirmed that preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects who have formed a cartel have finalized arrangements to ferry the 2 victims to Libya without the consent of their parents.

According to him, the suspects were already on their way to handover the victims to agents who will sell them as slaves to libya before the command was able to track them.

He promised the readiness of the command to work with various security agencies in the state to fight crime.

The suspects were handed over to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP and had been transferred to their head office for further investigation.

During an interview, the victims alleged that the suspects  promised to assist them to London not knowing that they were on their way to a dangerous zone.

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