Police Operatives attached to the Ogidi Area Command acting on credible information on Saturday arrested Mr. Joshua Simeon, aged 32 years from Ohaozara in Ebonyi State at Nkpor Central Park, Idemili North Local Government Area.
Angel Network News (ANN) reports that the team also recovered a five-year old girl, Nkemdilim Jacob allegedly taken away by the suspect from her parents living in Umuota Village Obosi, idemili North Local Government Area.
According to SP Tochukwu Ikenga, Police Public Relations Officer, Anambra State Command, the suspect had already boarded a commercial vehicle and was en route to an unknown destination when he was arrested.
Meanwhile, the suspect is in custody and currently undergoing interrogation to ascertain his motives and determine whether this incident is part of a larger child trafficking network.
Efforts are also ongoing to reach out to the parents/relatives of the recovered child for possible reunion.