The police in Ebonyi State have rescued an 11-year-old girl, allegedly abducted in May 2026 by a child trafficking syndicate.
Joshua Ukandu, the police spokesperson in Ebonyi, told reporters in Abakaliki on Thursday.
Mr Ukandu, a superintendent of police, said the breakthrough followed months of sustained and discreet investigations into the girl’s abduction and the activities of the suspected trafficking syndicate.
He said police operatives traced and arrested Nneka Ibekwe at Nkpor, Onitsha, Anambra, on 6 October over her alleged involvement in the crime.
According to him, preliminary investigations revealed that Mrs Ibekwe allegedly purchased the girl from the syndicate
