Nigeria, Feb. 28 -- The police in Imo State, South-east Nigeria, say they have arrested two female suspected child traffickers in the state.

The police spokesperson in Imo State, Henry Okoye, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.

Mr Okoye, a deputy superintendent of police, said the two suspects- Confidence Odoh, 32, and Chika Eze, 45, - were arrested in separate operations.

Mr Okoye said, on 21 February, police operatives from Safer Highway Unit arrested Mrs Eze after she was found with a 4-year-old child believed to have been stolen.

He said the operatives intercepted the suspect during their routine stop-and-search along the Owerri-Aba Express Road in the state.

The police spokesperson said Mrs Eze hails from Obiokwara Umualo...