Exposed: Pastor, evangelist, 13 other suspected child traffickers paraded in Anambra.

The Directorate of State Security
(DSS) has arrested a pastor of one of
the new generation churches, an
evangelist, two nurses and 13 others
for child trafficking and kidnapping in
Anambra state.
The suspects were paraded yesterday
at the DSS state headquarters in Awka
with their faces bound in shame. Also,
the three children taken away from
their parents were rescued; they were
three year old Chinonso Oriuwa, two
year old Chidera Abiara and seven
month old Chinasa Abiara.
The suspects are Chinuru Martins (a
pastor) from Umuahia in Abia State,
Solomon Loveday Nwadinobi from
Umuahia and Chiko Chima Ogu from
Obowu in Imo state, all male.
The women are, Nnena Ogbonna
Nwachukwu from Bende in Abia,
Eunice Tochukwu Uwakwe (Obowu),
Glory Nnennaya Okwara a nurse from
Arochukwu, Felicia Ebeh (Mbaise),
Esther Eleanya (Abiriba). Also, Ifeoma
Iwu (Obowu), Anurika Theophilus,
Osisioma in Abia state, Adora
Nwaneri, an evangelist from Orlu in
Imo state, Loveth Nwankwo (Isiala
Ngwa in Abia) and Comfort Charity
Ononuju.
Parading the suspects yesterday, the
Anambra State Director of (DSS), Mr.
Alex Okeiyi, said there had been
rampant cases of missing children in
recent times. He said many churches,
and their pastors are involved in this
kind of business, adding that the
situation had become a source of
worry to security and the society.
According to Okeiyi, “this is beyond
child trafficking, it is pure kidnap and
they will be handed over to the
relevant authorities for further action”
He said a total of 17 persons including
some members of the syndicate and
buyers of the children were arrested.
The assignment, according to Okeiyi
was carried out by his command in
collaboration with her Abia state
counterpart and 144 Battalion of the
Nigerian Army, Asa in Abia state.