Police arrest doctor for kidnapping 3 children

Police operatives have arrested a medical doctor over the disappearance of three children in Benue State.

The medical doctor, whose name was not disclosed, was arrested by the police in Rivers State following an alert on the missing children.

A statement issued by the Benue State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Sewuese Anene, on Sunday, October 29, said the children were found in the doctor’s custody in Rumuokoro.

Anene said the Command had, on September 24, received a complaint from one Godwin Kpaakpa in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, that two of his children were missing.

Anene said the children, Philomena and Benedict, were aged six and about two years.

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She said the Command commenced an investigation and sent a signal nationwide, adding that the two children and one other were recovered from the doctor during the operation.

The police spokesperson stated: “On October 20, information was received from Rivers Police Command that in the course of an operation at Rumuokoro area, they rescued three children from a medical doctor that seem to be the same children earlier reported by Benue Command.

“A team of detectives was sent to Rivers State for identification and other necessary actions.

“Fortunately, the two children were identified alongside one other child, Godsgift Julius, whose parents are yet to be identified.

“Philomena and Benedict have been reunited with their family while Godsgift is yet to connect with his family.

“The medical doctor is being investigated by Rivers Command while efforts are being made to locate his accomplices in Benue.”

Anene further advised parents to monitor the movement of their children to save them from human traffickers.

The Star