BENIN CITY – The Taskforce Against Human Trafficking, Edo State, says it has rescued a baby girl by name, Deborah, who was Sold-off in Benin City, by a 45-year old woman, Maureen Ekuase, to another 63-year old woman, Grace Idehen for over N1.7 million.
A statement issued by the taskforce and made available to newsmen revealed that, the baby who was a victim of human trafficking and illegal adoption, was returned by a good Samaritan woman in company of a man from the Eastern part of Nigeria.
According to the information available to Naija Center News, Baby Deborah was adopted by one Grace Idehen, female, 63 years old, of No 1 Idehen Street, Egor Quarters, on the 30th December 2019, from Faith Land Orphanage Home of No 9 Osarenren Street, Ikpoba Hill, Benin City, owned by Maureen Ekuase, 45years.
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According to Maureen Ekuase, in collaboration with one Igbinosa Janet, female, 52 years of Igbinosa Street Jehovah road, the Director of Compassion Orphanage Home in Benin City, the victim was brought by a good Samaritan woman in company of a man from the Eastern part of Nigeria.
It added, “Efforts to trace the victim’s parent have not yielded any positive result, as the two suspects who sold the baby girl for one million, seven hundred and fifty thousand naira (N1,750,000), declined giving the Edo State Taskforce investigation team any useful information.”
The task-force further urged Anybody with useful information of the whereabouts of the parents of the child, to contact the following numbers 09017882002, 09018332001 and 08183812531.
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