Anambra smashes child trafficking ring, arrests six suspects

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested six suspects over alleged child labour, street hawking, human trafficking and other forms of child exploitation across the state.

The suspects were arrested after security operatives from the Anambra State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare raided a suspected child trafficking ring in Nnewi.

In a statement issued on Monday, the spokesman for the Anambra State Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the arrest of the suspects, adding that they had been handed over to the police to facilitate comprehensive profiling, identification and investigation.

Anambra smashes child trafficking ring, arrests six suspects