{
  "id": 593751,
  "title": "Child Trafficking: Five rescued Kebbi children reunited with parents",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/child-trafficking-five-rescued-kebbi-children-reunited-with-parents",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T18:43:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/11/child-trafficking-five-rescued-kebbi-children-reunited-with-parents/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kebbi State Governor, Dr Nasir Idris, has welcomed home five underage children rescued from suspected human traffickers. The children were allegedly being trafficked from Kebbi South Senatorial District to Edo State when they were rescued. Governor Idris, accompanied by his Deputy Senator Umar Abubakar Tafida, presented the rescued children to their parents in Birnin-Kebbi. Malam Ahmed Idris, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, confirmed the transfer. Governor Idris emphasized the importance of parental responsibility, cautioning parents against entrusting their children to unknown individuals under the guise of better educational prospects. He also stated that the state government will take appropriate action against negligent parents. The Deputy Governor then handed over the rescued children to their parents and stressed the need for increased parental vigilance in protecting their children. According to the State Commandant of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Misbau Iya Kaura, the children had been taken from their parents under the pretense of enrolling them in modern schools. The children were intercepted in Gusau, Zamfara State, en route to Edo State. Iya Kaura reported the arrest of five suspects in connection with the incident, with one suspect evading capture. The State Secretary to the Government, Yakubu Bala Tafida, reaffirmed the government's commitment to child protection and the fight against human trafficking.",
  "summary": "Kebbi State Governor, Dr Nasir Idris, has reunited five underage children rescued from suspected human traffickers with their parents. The children were rescued while allegedly being trafficked from Kebbi South Senatorial District to Edo State. The governor, represented by his Deputy, Senator Umar Abubakar Tafida, handed the rescued children over to their parents and warned […] Child Trafficking:…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}