The Police Emergency Response Team of the FCT Police Command has arrested one Isreal Ajah while he was attempting to board a vehicle with a seven-year-old boy to Owerri, Imo State.

The command's spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, said the arrest followed a distress call received by the Gwagwalada Area Command from officials of Wazobia Motor Park, Gwagwalada, reporting a male exhibiting suspicious behavior while attempting to travel with a young child.

According to Adeh, preliminary investigations revealed that the child was handed over to the suspect by his elder brother, one Rev. Pastor Prince Bassey Ajah, the pastor and General Overseer (Daddy G.O.) of “Wells of Salvation” Church located in Byazhin Across.

She said Pastor Prince Ajah was promptly arrested alongside two other accomplices identified as Nancy Atoo and Deaconess Vera Duru.

"A search conducted at the residence of Nancy Atoo led to the rescue of a second victim, a four-year-old girl identified only as 'Mercy', a name given to her by the suspect. No documentation or identifying information was found for the child, who is currently in protective custody as efforts are underway to trace her biological family.

She said further investigation revealed that both children were being trafficked to Owerri for sale. The suspects confessed that a second victim, Muktar Hassan, who has since been reunited with his family, was to be sold for ₦1.2 million through arrangements facilitated by Deaconess Vera Duru.

The Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, CP Ajao S. Adewale, commended the vigilance and prompt response of officials at Wazobia Motor Park.

He also urged parents and guardians to remain vigilant and avoid sending underage children on errands alone