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Appendix 3

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1. Okuehe of Amachara, Ibo: Stolen children are taken to Okuehe and he sends a boy Obona Izala to Aro Chuku either by train as far as Aba or by bicycle to call Ngwu of Aro Chuku, Kalu of Aro Chuku and Lemadim of Aro Chuku. These three men are alleged to be well-known buyers of children. They go to Amachara and buy any children in possession of Okuehe and return by bush path through Uzuakoli, Bende and on to Aro Chuku. They also deal with an Amachara man named Ubendu (see no. 3) and his brothers Owadelachi and Eromuanya (nos. 4 & 5).

2. Onukaike of Oga, Bende Division, Ibo: Children are taken to him by Jonathan Nwosu of Avutu, Obowo, Okigwe Division. Onukaike takes the children to Okrika or Bonny with the aid of any woman he can induce to assist him. The duty of the woman being to pass the children off as her own if questioned.

3. Ubendu of Amachara, Ibo: Children are brought to Ubendu by Ihemebiri of Alike, Obowo, Okigwe Division. Ubendu sells the children to Okori of Aro Ajatori, an Aro man. Okori takes the children to Aro Chuku or Okrika. Okori also sells children to Ngwu of Aro Chuku. Igwe of Amachara acts as messenger between Ubendu and Ngwu. Ubendu is the principal man in this traffic at Amachara.

4. Eromoanya of Amachara, Ibo: Brother of no. 3. Children are taken to him by Lazarus Okeke of Umuihi. . . . He sells them to Kalu of Aro Chuku and Obuka of Aro Chuku, Aro, Nlemadim of Aro Chuku.

5. Owadelachi of Amachara, Ibo: Brother of nos. 3 and 4. He gets the children from Okuehe (1) and sells to Ngwu of Aro Chuku. The children are sometimes taken to Ngwu at Amachara and at other times to Ngwu at Aro Chuku. Nos. 3 and 5 sometimes work together. Nos. 4 and 5 live together in the same compound.

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Print publication year: 2006

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