Operatives of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun Corps, have busted a syndicate that specializes in child trafficking and human organ harvesting.
The syndicate reported to have stolen numerous number of children from Ondo state and selling them off to another gang in Anambra State.
Amotekun reportedly began investigating their activities after a a young boy known as Eriponmile was kidnapped in Ijoka area of Akure.
Ondo Amotekun Commander, Adetunji Adeleye, who paraded the alleged syndicate revealed that the swift response of the agency that led to the rescue of the child.
He said, “We received a distress call from the Ijoka Davog area that Eriponmile had been kidnapped and taken away, and we immediately swung into action.
“Within 48 hours, our indicators showed that Eriponmile was already outside Ondo State.
“We spread out our drag nets, deployed our plainclothes operatives, and by the grace of God, we were able to bring Eriponmile back to Ondo State to be reunited with his mother and father.”
“The team tracked the boy to a hospital in the eastern part of the country, where he had already been tested and declared medically fit to be harvested by one Amaka, suspected to be a major player in the gruesome trade.
“Along the line, we arrested the culprits; the suspected kidnappers and discovered that this is a business they have been involved in for a long time.
“Many children have been kidnapped and used for ritual purposes and organ harvesting.”
The Nation
