The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has discovered and arrested a syndicate of child traffickers in the state.
The suspected traffickers were paraded to journalists at the state police headquarters in Uyo.
Those paraded included a woman accused of running a baby factory, two teenage girls and a twenty-four year- old mother who had sold her two-month old baby for 400,000 Naira.
The doctor who facilitated the sale of the baby was among those paraded to journalists.
Presenting the suspects, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Cordelia Nwawe, stated that the arrest of the suspects followed intelligence reports and commitment of a combined team of the ant-kidnapping unit in collaboration with sister units of police.
She warned parents and guardians to take responsibility for the welfare of their teenage girls to avoid teenage pregnancies.
The Police spokesperson also urged members of the public who have genuine reasons for adoption, to follow legal and legitimate processes.
The force had earlier declared zero tolerance for kidnapping and related crimes in the state.
