Detectives attached to the Special Fraud Unit (PSFU), Ikoyi, Lagos State, have finally arrested Dr. Precious Chinyere Emeka, wife of a popular General Overseer in Elelewo, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, who was wanted by the police in an ongoing investigation of miracle baby business.
A police source revealed that the pastor was a few days ago arrested at the Murtala Muhammed international Airport in Lagos on her way from the United States of America.
She was as at Thursday afternoon still being detained at the Lagos office of the Police Special Fraud Unit at Milverton Road in Ikoyi.
Some weeks back, two groups of policemen clashed over Emeka, to the extent that they were ready to shoot and kill one another.
The first set of policemen were from (PSFU), Lagos State and men of Rivers State Police Command. The second team, which was protecting the woman, were policemen from the Special Protection Unit. Emeka was however said to have absconded to USA to evade arrest.
The attempt to arrest the woman started after petitions from the United States of America Consulate.
Police alleged that Precious was linked to many of the botched child traffic plans, uncovered by embassies of foreign countries in Nigeria.
Before her arrest, Emeka petitioned the Inspector General of Police , accusing policemen from Elelewo Police Station of forcefully gaining entrance into her hospital and home.
Following her petition to the IGP, a source revealed that detectives were ready for any invitation concerning Emeka’s botched arrest at Port Harcourt and her dealing in miracle babies.
The source added: “ The woman has links and connections with wives of society men, police, soldiers and navy. She always uses those connections. In fact, we’ve located where she’s in USA, but there are international protocols to observe.”
Another source added that the police monitored her movement in the United States and promptly arrested her on arrival at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
According to the US Consulate, ” one Christiana Ogeyi Omagu , a female Nigerian -American citizen with Nigerian Passport AO49173747 and US passport 458926040 appeared at the consulate in pursuance of a US passport for a male child, who she gave birth to at God’ s Gift Clinic and Maternity, Elelewo, Port Harcourt, Rivers State
The embassy also stated that ” the applicant , apart from submitting ” apparent questionable documents , also claimed that a certain doctor , which she identified as Chinyere Precious Emeka took her delivery at God’ s Gift Clinic and Maternity in Rivers State.”
Police investigations revealed that the hospital was actually in existence but a nurse Peace Effiong , who was arrested at the hospital, situated at 16 School Road Elelenwo Port Harcourt confessed to the police that no child delivery had ever taken place at the hospital, since she joined, some months back.
The nurse informed the police that pregnant women, who were due for delivery were usually taken to the doctor’ s home for ” proper delivery.”