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ANAMBRA: Police rescue six-year-old girl from ritualist, nab suspects
The Anambra State Police Command have rescued a six-year-old girl who was allegedly sold for N100,000, to be used for ritual purposes.
One Monday Onyikwa from Umuefi Village, Nteje in Oyi Local Council Area and Nnamdi, a native doctor, has also been arrested in connection to the crime.
Commissioner of Police, Rabiu Ladodo, who briefed newsmen in Awka, said the suspect was arrested in the bush with the victim, Chisom Egbunu.
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According to the CP, Onyikwa confessed that he was taking the child to one Nnamdi, a native doctor in Nando Village, Anambra Council Area, who was also arrested.
Ladodo said Onyikwa also confessed that he was paid N100,000 for the trafficking business, adding that the matter was still under investigation.
The CP also paraded alleged masterminds of the viral video of a nude woman, Ogochukwu Okafor, who allegedly visited her Facebook friend, Ifeanyi Azotani, and was allegedly humiliated by Azotani’s wife and her friend.
Azotani, his wife Toochukwu and her friend Nwankwo allegedly posted the nude video on the internet after the victim refused to pay them the sum of N60,000 they demanded from her to kill the video.
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