POLICE APPREHEND SUSPECTED NOTORIOUS HUMAN TRAFFICKER IN UYO

In Akwa Ibom State,Operatives of the  state police Command have arrested a notorious human trafficker, Alex Omosivie, a 47-year-old male from Edo State.

The arrest was made following reliable intelligence that Mr. Omosivie frequently came to Uyo to traffic young women to various African countries for prostitution and other illicit activities. Acting on credible information, a surveillance team located and apprehended the suspect at a hotel along Ring Road 3, Uyo (name withheld).

During the operation, police rescued two victims (names withheld).

Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect, a deportee from an African country, had recently trafficked two other young women: Odo Asuquo Asuquo, 18, to Libya in July 2025, and Glory Asuquo Asuquo, 16, to Burkina Faso on August 18, 2025.

The suspect has confessed to the crime, admitting he was paid ₦50,000 per victim. Parents of the already trafficked victims have been contacted to provide statements.

A statement signed by the command public relations officer DSP Timfon John said Mr. Omosivie is currently in police custody as the investigation is in high gear to track and apprehend his accomplices.