The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested three suspected child traffickers and rescued seventeen underage children in Zaria Local Government Area.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Mansir Hassan, in a statement, said the suspects were apprehended following credible intelligence on the suspicious movement of some children under the Danmagaji Flyover in Zaria.
He explained that police detectives from the Danmagaji Division swiftly swung into action, leading to the rescue of seventeen children of various ages who were allegedly being prepared for trafficking to Abuja and other parts of the country and beyond.
The police identified the three members of the syndicate as Musa Shuaibu from Katsina State, Sani Mamman, also from Katsina, and Mubarak Ismail from Kano State, who were arrested in connection with the crime.
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According to the PPRO, the suspects, upon interrogation, confessed to having brought the children from different locations and were in the process of transporting them to Abuja and beyond before their arrest.
He added that all the rescued children are in good health and currently under the care and protection of the Police Command, while efforts are ongoing to locate and reunite them with their parents or guardians.
The Kaduna State Commissioner of Police, CP Rabiu Muhammad, commended the operatives of the Danmagaji Division for their swift and decisive action, reiterating the Command’s zero tolerance for child trafficking and exploitation.
He also advised parents not to allow themselves to be deceived or lured by syndicates promising their children a “greener posture” in the cities.
The Commissioner assured that the suspects would be thoroughly investigated and prosecuted upon completion of the investigation.
Source: Channels TV
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