Akwa Ibom state police command says it has arrested suspected child theft and trafficking syndicate including medical doctors.

The Police Public Relations Officer,  Fredrick Nnudam in a statement made available to newsmen in Uyo said the suspects were arrested by operatives of the Anti-child theft and trafficking unit at different locations in Akwa Ibom and Cross River states capital following a tip-off.

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Nnudam stated that seven suspects including a medical doctor and laboratory Scientists were arrested on May 8, 2020 in connection of the trafficking of a five-month-old baby, sold for six hundred and sixty thousand naira.

He said the suspects would be arraigned in court on completion of the investigation into the cases.

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