The Ondo State Police Command has rescued a missing four-year-old girl and uncovered a child-trafficking syndicate operating across Ondo, Delta, and Anambra States.

The case began on February 3, 2025, when a resident of Alagbaka Extension, Akure, Sunday Kingsley, reported that his daughter, Jesinta, had gone missing while staying with her mother, Sunday Happiness.

Police spokesperson Olusola Ayanlade disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Akure, noting that the case was transferred to the Monitoring Unit of the State Command for a thorough investigation.

During the process, the matter was charged before the Family Magistrate Court, leading to the remand of the child’s mother, identified as Nneka Onah, along with Sunday Happiness, at the Ondo Correctional Centre before they were later granted bail.