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“How I have kidnapped & sold 20 children at N150k each” See 22-year-old Chinaza’s Shocking Confession

“How I have kidnapped & sold 20 children at N150k each” See 22-year-old Chinaza’s Shocking Confession

A young Nigerian woman identified as Chinaza Onwuasoanya has confessed to security operatives of the Anambra State Police Command that she indeed kidnapped and sold 20 children. Chinaza, 22, was impregnated by her boyfriend in Lagos and returned to Anambra State in October, 2013, to have the baby but was too ashamed to go back home to her parents, Daily Sun reports.

After she gave birth to a baby girl, a friend introduced her to 45-year-old Goodness, who runs an orphanage, which the police alleged was a cover for a baby-trafficking operation.

It was gathered that Chinaza handed over her baby girl in exchange for the sum of N150,000. The money she made from the evil transaction opened her eyes to the possibility of earning more from the same source.

Without batting an eyelid, she moved into child-trafficking, thereby sinking deeper into crime.

Narrating her journey into child-trafficking, Chinaza said:

“I got into child trafficking two years ago. I have sold 20 male and female children to Madam Goodness who operates the orphanage. She paid me between N150,000 and N200,000 for each baby I sold to her. I got to know her when I became pregnant and gave birth to a girl on October 4, 2013.

After I delivered the baby, a friend introduced me to Madam Goodness. I took my daughter to her and she gave me N150,000.00, to take care of myself. After that time, I decided to go into child trafficking by kidnapping children coming back from school or getting them in the street.

Then I would take them to Madam Goodness. And she would sell them between N150,000 and N200,000. But I was arrested on May 1, 2017, when I stole a set of twins at an estate in Onitsha and took them to my house. Suddenly the father of the twins traced me to my house and came with policemen and I was arrested.”

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Goodness, who admitted to running an orphanage, which had 15 children, however, denied engaging in child trafficking.
“Students who got pregnant come to us to deliver their babies, and we take care of them. Also children whose parents died are brought to us too. I don’t sell children rather I take care of them. I have never known Chinasa Onwuasoanya in my life,” she said.

In addition, Onwuasoanya, who hails from Ebenebe, Awka North Local Government Area, Anambra State, made some interesting revelations to the police while being interrogated.

She confessed to being a member of the gang of robbers who killed two policemen, Inspector Shuaibu Usman and Sergeant Julius Matthew, of Police Mobile Force 29 in February, 2017 at Nkpor fly-over, Onitsha and took their AK-47 rifles, which were later used to commit robberies in Nkpor, Obosi, Ogidi, Nkpor Old Road, Awka, Oye-agu.

She also assisted the SARS operatives to arrest three members of the gang while the other six members escaped and are still at large. She revealed that she was always given her own share of the money made during robbery operations, saying that she got between N50,000 and N80,000.

“It is true that we killed two policemen at Nkpor, we went with one vehicle and three motorcycles which we always used for our robbery operations. We always met at the football field at Nkpor to plan our strategies. The SARS operatives recovered an AK47 rifle from us. We used the AK47 rifle to carry out our operations,” one of the robbers said.
Though, now filled with regret, it appears too late, as the Commissioner of Police, Samuel Okaula, has vowed to let justice be served.
Besides, she passed up the opportunity to retrace her steps after giving birth to the baby. As she noted, her parents are still alive and probably agonizing over their daughter who deviated from the straight and narrow path and chose the way that has now put her in police custody for allegedly associating with armed robbers and engaging in child-trafficking.
“I have regretted what I did. My parents are alive. It was my friend who introduced me to child trafficking and which led me to armed robbery today,” Onwuasoanya said. She admits that the reality of what lies ahead weighs heavily on her mind.
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