The Bayelsa State Police Command has stated that it has successfully reunited two children who were victims of human trafficking with their parents.
This was made known in a statement on Sunday, in Yenohoa, by the Command Public Relations Officer, SP Asinim Butswat, noting that the children, who are between the ages of 5 and 12, were stolen by a suspected child trafficker from Port Harcourt in Rivers State and abandoned in Bayelsa State.
The statement read, “On the 27th of July 2023, two children, namely Divine Lucky (f), 12 years old, and Angel Lucky (f), 5 years old, were sighted roaming the Tombia-Etegwe roundabout aimlessly. A community chief took them to Akenfa Police Division.
“Upon interrogation, it was discovered that the children were stolen by a suspected child trafficker from Port Harcourt, Rivers State, and brought to Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.
“The Rivers Police Command was contacted, and on July 29, 2023, the Executive Chairman of Khana Local Government Area, Rivers State, Dr. Thomas Bariere, came to Yenagoa in the company of the parents of the children and took custody of them.
“The Commissioner of Police, Bayelsa State Command, CP Tolani Alausa, has directed all Police operatives to intensify surveillance on the perpetrators of child trafficking in the state.
“Investigation is ongoing to identify and arrest the unknown suspect, who is still at large.”
