By Linus Aleke, Abuja
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Police Command, has bursted Abuja trafficking syndicate, arrested three of the traffickers and rescue twelve minor been trafficked to Ogun State.
SP Josephine Adeh, the Spokesperson of the Command, made this disclosure in a statement on Saturday.
Giving detail of the operational strategy that led to the foiling of the attempted trafficking of twelve minors out of the territory, Ms. Adeh said: “The operatives of FCT Police Command attached to the Rapid Response Squad 74 (RRS 74), on Friday 09/02/2024 at about 12:55 am, intercepted one Muhammad Isah ‘m’ of Kafanchan, Kaduna in a Toyota Hiace bus with Reg No APP 489 XE, conveying twelve; four (4) male and eight (8) female; underaged children to a destination later discovered to be in Ogun state”.
She further disclosed that preliminary investigation revealed that the children whose ages are between 5 years to 16 years, all from Akwanga LGA, Nasarawa State were being trafficked to Ogun state by one Pastor Simon Kado ‘m’ and Jesse Simon Kado ‘m’, who are now presently in police custody.
The Spokesperson added that while investigation is still ongoing and effort in conduit with Nasarawa State Police Command on how to reunite victims with their respective families, the Commissioner of Police FCT, CP Benneth Igweh, said the safety of residents remains his utmost priority.
He equally urges residents to report suspicious activities, to the nearest police station.
