Nigeria, Feb. 17 -- The police in Anambra State say they have rescued 10 stolen children who were locked inside an apartment in Onitsha, a community in Onitsha North Local Government Area of the state.

The Commissioner of Police in the state, Ikioye Orutugu, disclosed this during a press briefing at the Anambra State Police Command Headquarters in Awka on Monday.

The police spokesperson in the state, Tochukwu Ikenga, forwarded a text of the press briefing to PREMIUM TIMES.

Mr Orutugu said the police command in the state received a report on 28 July 2024 about a six-year-old boy who went missing in the Onitsha Area.

He said that following the receipt of the report, the police began monitoring a male suspect, Odinakachukwu Okorie.

The ...