The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has rescued a two-year-old child trafficking victim in Aba, Abia State.
According to a statement on the agency’s official Facebook page on Friday, the child was trafficked from Abuja to Aba where the suspect who allegedly sold her for N100,000 was arrested by officials of the Department of State Services.
The rescue was carried out on May 8, 2025, by the Abia State Command of NAPTIP, following the arrest of a suspected trafficker by the Department of State Services (DSS).
NAPTIP disclosed that the child—temporarily renamed Chiamaka Favor for protection—was taken from Abuja in February and sold to an undisclosed buyer in Aba.
“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,” the agency said.
Authorities have launched a nationwide search for the girl’s biological parents or any relatives.
NAPTIP is urging anyone with useful information to contact the agency immediately to assist in reuniting the child with her family.
