Nine arrested in Kano for inter-state child abduction, trade

The Kano State Police Command has arrested nine suspects for inter-states child trafficking, abduction, buying and selling of minors.

The state Commissioner of Police, Usaini Gumel, while parading some suspects at the Command’s headquarters on Thursday, explained that the suspects were apprehended after conducting several intelligence-led operations inter states trafficking syndicates hibernating around Kano, Bauchi, Gombe, Lagos, Delta, Anambra and Imo states were identified and dismantled.

According to Gumel, a seven victims who are mostly minors were rescued from the suspects.

“It was through diligent investigations by our dedicated team of officers that the operation of these criminal networks that have been in existence for more than 10 years were identified,” he said.

The commissioner disclosed that some of the children, aged between three and eight, wereusually sold for between N300,000 to N600,000.

“We discovered during investigation that a victim, Mohammed Ilya, who was abducted from Bauchi had his name changed Chidebere and was sold in Nnewi in Anambra State,” Gumel said.

He said the command would collaborate with the state government to ensure that all the abducted children were safely reunited with their original families.