Ondo Amotekun rescues 10-year-old boy from child traffickers

Men of the Ondo State Security Network, Amotekun, have rescued a 10-year-old boy from a syndicate of child traffickers and organ harvesters, less than 48 hours after his abduction.

The young boy who was reportedly abducted in Ijoka area of Akure, the state capital, was traced to a hospital in the Eastern part of the country, where he was rescued.

It was gathered that the boy had been declared medically fit to be harvested before he was eventually rescued by men of the Amotekun security outfit.

Speaking on the arrest of the members of the syndicate, the state commander of Amotekun, Chief Adetunji Adeleye, said that the rescue of the boy was possible due to the command’s timely intervention.

Adeleye said that ” We received a distress call from the Ijoka Davog area that Eriponmile had been kidnapped and taken away, and we immediately swung into action.

“Within 48 hours, our indicators showed that Eriponmile was already outside Ondo State. We spread out our dragnet, deployed our plain clothes operatives, and by the grace of God, we were able to bring Eriponmile back to Ondo State to be reunited with his mother and father.

” The breakthrough came as the team tracked the boy to a hospital in the eastern part of the country. There, the boy had already been tested and declared medically fit to be harvested by the suspects.

“Along the line, we arrested the culprits — the suspected kidnappers — and discovered that this is a business they have been involved in for a long time. Many children have been kidnapped and used for ritual purposes and organ harvesting.

The arrested suspects include six people, and two others currently being tracked.

One of the suspects confessed to the crime during an interview, said that “I used to sell clothes before my husband died. I now take babies to a motherless baby’s home in Onitsha to sell for ₦500,000 per child.

Also, another suspect admitted to selling her own child, saying, “I gave them my own son. I sold my one-year-old baby for ₦500,000.

“When they carried out the test on him, they couldn’t use him because of his genotype – AS. I don’t know the amount they eventually negotiated.”

The father of the rescued boy, Eriseun Omolewo, expressed gratitude to the state government and Amotekun for the rescue of his son.

The father said, “We have been looking for my son since last Tuesday. We came to meet the Amotekun to help us in the search for my son.

“Today, to the glory of God, they called me that he has been found. I really appreciate the government of Lucky Aiyedatiwa for the great effort in ensuring my son was brought back.

He equally commended and appreciated the men of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, Amotekun, for saving his son.

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