• Father devastated, begs Gov Mbah, IGP to help trace Son’s buyer

Child trafficking is a complex issue that requires swift action but the responsibility seems to be failing for Nigeria Police Force Enugu State Command.

Even when the police is provided with firsthand information of culprits involved, the police hierarchy seem to lack commitment and dedication to their duty, and most often compromised investigation because of who is involved and how huge the brown envelop is.

The recent development in Enugu of the free release of a woman who was specializes in buying and selling of children calls for re-examination, re-assessment and re-investigation. On whether the police compromised after she was identified, arrested and detained is a story for another day.

On September 29, 2021, little Master Godwin Ani was reportedly abducted in Enugu. The male child of Mr. Okechukwu Ani from Onungeneoma Ugbuawka in Nkanu East LGA of Enugu State was last seen with their neighbour, Mr Chiadikaobi Peter Igiri who went underground after successfully kidnapping the child. The matter of missing Master Godwin Ani was reported to the Enugu Command of the Nigeria Police, yet with less effort to find the son or the abductor.

Three years down the line, luck ran out of Mr. Igiri when his former neighbourhoods who were on a condolence visit in Ebonyi State bumped into him at the occasion which held on 13th April, 2024. He was rounded up and promptly handed over to the Ebonyi State Command of the Nigeria Police Force, and subsequently transferred to the Emugu State Police Command - anti-kidnapping department.

In the course of investigation Mr. Peter confessed that he sold the Little Godwin Ani to a 75-year-old Mrs. Caroline Chikaodinaka Ani, a native of Enugu Ngwo who also sold to her already waiting “client”, now at large. Master Godwin Ani was one year and six months when he was kidnapped and allegedly sold to Mrs. Chikaodinaka Ani who is a child trafficking syndicate and vendor.

The victim's family volunteered to spend their last kobo to assist police get their missing son.

In furtherance, police launched a manhunt for Mrs. Chikaodinaka Ani who was arrested and she admitted selling the child to standby buyer when he was brought to her.

At Mrs. Chikaodinaka Ani’s home, police reportedly found another stolen girl child in her custody. The apparent 8-year-old girl does not know her parents or where she hails from.

Also Mr Igiri confessed that he sold his biological 3-months old son to Chikodinaka Ani and Mrs. Chinelo Nwosu, a nurse at University Teaching Hospital Port Harcourt and biological daughter Chikodinaka Ani was also an accomplice. She allegedly connived with one other nurse at the same hospital to abduct the child whose name was given Chimsidili.

When Mrs. Chinelo Nwosu was arrested in Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital she confessed that her sister-in-law, Mrs. Ebere Ani was the person who moved Little Chimsidili from Enugu to Port Harcourt where she was promptly sold.
Chimsidili is three years old now and she was named evidence during the arraignment of Mrs. Chikodinaka Ani.
Mrs. Ebere Ani had denied knowledge of the family ‘business’ of child trafficking and the police, instead released her unconditionally.

Regrettably, it turns out that Mrs. Chikaodinaka Ani who sold Master Godwin Ani to a person of means and notable amongst the nobles in Enugu State and more than meets the eye overtly induced cold feet on the police.

The police hurriedly charged the suspects the due of Mr. Igiris and Mrs Chikaodinaka Ani to court, on Tuesday 22nd May, 2024, purportedly to shield the “rich buyer” from being arrested. Despite all entreaties by the victim's family to make the police understand need recover their child first before heading to the court since the buyer is known, they were told that the State Commissioner of Police, CP Kanayo Uzuegbu, has directed the suspects be charged to court.

Surprisingly, Enugu State High Court has on June 27, 2024 granted the prime suspect, Mrs Chikaodinaka Ani bail.

Ani Henry, the Uncle to Little Godwin Ani opined that the investigation of such matter is not conclusive when the victim whose whereabouts is known and his abductors are not brought to book.

Mr. Okechukwu Ani, the father of the missing Godwin Ani has cried to the Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah and the Inspector-General of Police IGP Kayode Egbetokun to prevail on Enugu police command to help him trace his son’s buyer now that the abductor and seller have been identified.

The traumatized father also appealed to religious organizations, families and non-governmental to intervene. She said the family has been devastated since the child was stolen.

As the father of Master Godwin Ani continue fighting to reunite with his still missing son, the Enugu police has been disproportionate in its response, even whence the abductor and sellers have confessed to their heinous crimes. The police seem unwilling and nonchalant to tracking down the buyer. The CP has diversed intimidating tactics to push, shove and drag underground the substances of the matter with reasons best known to him.

Latest development show that the family of Master Godwin Ani requested the CP to order for the re-arrest of Mrs. Caroline Chikaodinaka Ani the Queen Pin of child trafficking and her daughter in-law Mrs. Ebere Ani whom police arrested abinitio and was released on mere deceptive denial of not knowing anything mother-in-law is child trafficker. Earlier, Mrs. Chinelo Nwosu's confessional statement before the CP shows that Ebere Ani is a principal accomplis. She is the suspect who moves their victims to Port Harcourt to deliver to the buyers.

CP purportedly declined their request to re-arrest the suspect and told the family of the victim that it should be better to release Mrs. Chinelo Nwosu and use her as witness in the case.

As a result, well+meaning Nigerians and civil right organizations have called on the IGP to cause immediate investigation into the matter, and also look into the leadership of Enugu Police command which is questionable.

Human (Child) trafficking is a huge evil networking business.

The funny thing is that many people are involved in it without knowing they are part of the crime.

Nigeria no dey execute again, which is the reason for all this nonsense

Master Godwin Ani was one year and six months when he was kidnapped and allegedly sold to Mrs. Chikaodinaka Ani who is a child trafficking syndicate and vendor.

The final destination of the abducted child was traced to a wealthy and influential individual in Enugu.

The child has not been ascertained if he is still alive.

I am of the suspicion that the child has since been murdered in what can only be described as ritual murder.

No one can convince me otherwise that these baby factories and their network of child abductors and traffickers do not serve a more dark demand for human sacrificial ritual victims.


There's no way you will have so much concentration of baby factories and child trafficking in only one region that had a history of human sacrifice and not come to the conclusion that human sacrifices are still well and alive in that cesspit.


There's more that meets the eyes.

The Ibo mods have since decided to play ostrich with any bad news like this coming out of their Hobessian yeast.

Seun, get rid of your igbotic IPOB Obidient mods. They are destroying this forum.