Child Theft: Notorious Pregnant Mum Of Five Nabbed In Anambra State

A pregnant 32-year-old mum of 5 five, Chidinma Favour Okorie, has been arrested for stealing two three-year-old boys in Anambra State.

Okorie, a native of Amasiri, Afikpo, Ebonyi State, is alleged to have committed the evil act in Idoma village, Umuoji in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State.

The married woman, who lives with her husband in Ebonyi State, was arrested following an alarmed raised by the mother of another child she had attempted to steal.

Sunday Sun gathered that the newly appointed Commissioner of Police, Mr. Sam Okaula, revealed the suspect is part of a syndicate and had allegedly stolen several babies in Anambra State until nemesis caught up with her during her last trip. He added that she regularly came from Ebonyi State to perpetrate her act and then sold the stolen children for N50,000 each to a child-trafficking syndicate that works with hospitals in Onitsha.

Giving details about her choice of job and how she was caught, Okorie said:

“Usually I come from Ebonyi State to Anambra State to steal children and sell each one for N50,000 to a syndicate at a hospital (name withheld) in Onitsha. On this particular occasion, I went to Idoma village in Umuoji community.

I met a woman who was with her little child, and pretended that I was looking for somebody. The mother of the boy told her son to take me to the place and from there I took him away. I did the same thing in another street, where I wanted to take another three-year old before the mother of the victim alerted the community and the police and the two stolen boys were rescued.”

Confirming Okorie’s account, one of the rescued victims’ mum said:

“The suspect came to my compound and asked for somebody. As I knew the person she was asking about, I told my three-year son, Victor, to take her to the place. When he did not immediately return I rushed out to look for him.

I didn’t know that she did the same to another woman and took her three-year-old son. It was when she wanted to escape with the two boys that we alerted the community and policeman at Osidi Police Station.”

During interrogation by the police, she mentioned the name of a certain doctor who runs a hospital in Asaba, Delta State, who she claimed made her swear a deadly oath never to disclose the truth when arrested. She added:

“I am married and have five children. We live at Amasiri, Afikpo Ebonyi State. I am a trader but it was greed that made me go into child trafficking. I started on July 15, 2016, when I sold the son of a pastor (name withheld) to the staff of a hospital that is part of the syndicate. The doctor that owns the hospital paid me N50,000.

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Immediately I got my money I went back to Ebonyi State.”

The State Police Public Relations Officer, Supol Nkeiruka Nwode advised parents to be more vigilant and monitor their children, adding that they should avoid sending them on errands that are not very necessary.

“The suspect could have escaped with the two little boys if their mothers had not alerted the community and the police,” he noted.

In addition, she assured that the suspects would be arraigned in court soon.

Photo credit: The Sun