Soldiers rescue suspected child trafficker from being set ablaze by mob in Aba

Soldiers have rescued a suspected female child trafficker from being set ablaze by angry mob in Aba North LGA of Abia State.

 It was gathered that the 46-year-old woman was caught at Obikabia Junction with a schoolgirl she allegedly abducted on Tuesday, May 31.

 According to Daily Trust, the woman confessed to abducting the child from Ohanze junction by Umuobiakwa/Old Umuahia Road.

The woman pleaded with the mob for mercy but they insisted on lynching her. 

 However, soldiers who were at a military checkpoint a short distance from Obikabia Junction arrived the scene and rescued her. 

 Meanwhile, the mother of the schoolgirl had been contacted to come and identify the child.