NSCDC arrests suspected human trafficker, rescues two teenage girls in Zamfara
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Zamfara State Command, has arrested a suspected human trafficker and rescued two 13-year-old girls in Gusau. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Umar Mohammad, disclosed this in a statement issued in Gusau on Friday. According to the statement, the suspect, Bala Abubakar, 25, from Zurmi Local Government Area, […] NSCDC arrests suspected…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) of Zamfara State has apprehended a suspected human trafficker and rescued two 13-year-old girls from Gusau. According to the NSCDC's Public Relations Officer, Umar Mohammad, the suspect, Bala Abubakar, 25, was apprehended in the Lalan area of Gusau on October 15 around 8:30 p.m. The rescued girls, Amira Baje Ibrahim and Haulatu Shaibu, both 13 years old and from Zurmi Local Government Area, were being trafficked from Shinkafi LGA to Suleja, Niger State.
Preliminary investigations suggest that the traffickers intended to deliver the girls to Hadiza and Bara’atu, known as Yar Baba. NSCDC's State Commandant, Sani Mustapha, emphasized that the arrest is part of the corps' efforts to combat human trafficking and other crimes. The NSCDC has directed the case to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) for further investigation.
The command reiterated its commitment to tackling criminal activities and vowed to investigate and prosecute suspects in accordance with the law.
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