The Niger State Police has apprehended a 40-year-old woman, Victoria Ebunoha Chukwumezie, over alleged trafficking of three children at Diko junction, Suleja Local Government Area.
Spokesperson of the Command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, said that on November 5, 2025 at about 5pm, Victoria Chukwumeze of Nyanya, Abuja was sighted at Diko junction with three children suspected to have been abducted for trafficking.
He said: “Police operatives of Gawu-Babangida Division stationed at Diko junction quickly moved in and arrested the said suspect. During interrogation, she stated that she took the children, who are between 2 and 3yrs age, from Lambata and she was taking them to Abuja for care.”
The children were identified as Kazeem, Ya’amadu and Idris.
The spokesman explained that the suspect claimed she was taking them to Abuja for care, adding that the parents of the children have been informed, and investigations are ongoing.
In a separate incident, he stated that two suspects, Halilu Haggai Haruna and Maiyaki Ayuba, were arrested for conspiracy, impersonation, and robbery/extortion following a report at Tudun-Wada Division that on the same date at about 1pm.
Abiodun noted that the duo allegedly posed as EFCC operatives, on October 30, 2025 intercepted a victim on his motorcycle around Shiroro roundabout Minna, intimidated and tagged him a fraudster, as well as forcefully took the motorcycle from him.
In the process, the Police spokesman said the suspects extorted a sum of N400, 000 from the victim and went away with the motorcycle.
“The victim later reported the incident at Tudun-Wada Division and with the aid of technical intelligence, the two suspects were arrested on November 2, 2025 at about 1am in their houses at Sauka-Kahuta, Minna,” he added.
