Nigeria, Aug. 13 -- The police in Anambra State say they have arrested the head of a notorious child trafficking syndicate in the state.

Tochukwu Ikenga, the police spokesperson in Anambra, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.

Mr Ikenga, a superintendent of police, said the suspect, Ngozi Muotuanya, a 63-year-old woman, was arrested on Monday by operatives attached to Oba Divisional Police Headquarters.

He said the suspect is an indigene of Anambra State and that her arrest was in response to a tip-off about her alleged criminal activities in the state.

The spokesperson said the operation followed frequent "mysterious disappearance of children" in Anambra State, especially in Oba and surrounding communities.

"Preliminary investi...