The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has rescued a two-year-old girl who was trafficked from Abuja to Aba, Abia State, in a disturbing case of child trafficking.
According to a statement released on the agency’s official Facebook page on Friday, the child, renamed Chiamaka Favor (alias), was rescued by the NAPTIP Abia Command on May 8, 2025.
The statement read, “A 2-year-old girl, renamed Chiamaka Favor (alias), who was trafficked from Abuja to Aba in February 2025, has been rescued by NAPTIP Abia Command on May 8, 2025.”
The suspected trafficker, who allegedly sold the child for ₦100,000, was arrested by officials of the Department of State Services (DSS) in Abia and handed over to NAPTIP for further investigation.
“The suspected trafficker, arrested by DSS Abia and handed over to NAPTIP, is alleged to have worked with three trafficking syndicates from Abuja and sold the child to a buyer for ₦100,000. Investigations are ongoing,” the statement added.
NAPTIP is now calling on the child’s biological parents or any relatives to urgently reach out to the agency to reunite the child with her family.
“NAPTIP is calling on the biological parents or any relatives of the child to urgently contact the agency,” the statement urged.
