The police in Anambra state has declared wanted Mrs. Sabina Izuorah after she was named as the child trafficker behind the sale of the children recently found brutalized in Anambra State.
A statement released by the spokesperson of the state police command, Haruna Mohammed, today March 11, says that Izuorah, who is currently at large, has been declared wanted in connection with the alleged cases of Child trafficking/Stealing, forgery, and perjury.
The suspect is said to be responsible for the trafficking of the bloodied children that were recently found locked up after being severely beaten by three women suspected to be ritualists in the Federal Housing estate area of the state in February 2021. Read previous reports HERE and HERE.
Haruna added that preliminary investigations revealed that the three children were allegedly sold to the three women by Mrs. Izuora who has been on the police wanted list for child trafficking, child stealing, and forgery.
”Further investigations also revealed that the suspect was involved in unlawful adoptions, using forged police reports, forged authorisation letters from the Ministry of Women’s Affairs and sworn court affidavits, to sell children stolen from all parts of the country to her waiting customers, both within and outside Nigeria; including a recent attempt to smuggle out two children (a boy and a girl) allegedly stolen from Niger State since 2018.” the statement read
The spokesperson added that the children recovered by the police are presently under the protective care of the Anambra State Ministry for Social Welfare, Women’s and Children’s Affairs, pending when their biological parents surface.
He said investigations are still ongoing and efforts are being intensified to apprehend other accomplices in order to bring them to justice.
