NSCDC rescues 15 minors sold for N2m each in Nasarawa
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has rescued 15 minors allegedly trafficked and sold for N2m each by a suspected member of a human trafficking syndicate in Nasarawa State. The NSCDC Public Relations Officer, Babawale Afolabi, disclosed this at a news briefing at the corps’ headquarters in Abuja on Friday. Afolabi said the suspect Read More:…
In a major rescue operation, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps saved 15 minors who were allegedly trafficked and sold for a total of N2 million each by a suspected human trafficking member in Nasarawa State. NSCDC spokesman Babawale Afolabi revealed these details at a press conference in Abuja. The suspect allegedly pretended to be an official from the National Council of Child Rights Advocate, deceiving the children's parents into giving them up for an alleged NGO and orphanage program called the Back to School Project.
The NSCDC's Special Intelligence Squad, under Commander Dandaura Appolos, conducted the rescue mission. Out of the 16 trafficked children, 15 were saved from the Kama Madaki and Gudindi Mada communities in Nasarawa State’s Kokona Local Government Area. The children were apprehended from buyers in Anambra, Imo, Enugu states, and across eastern transit routes.
Three suspected buyers, including a man and two women, have been arrested. The NSCDC has a zero-tolerance stance on crime and human trafficking, promising to prosecute the suspects post-investigation.
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