FCT Police Rescue 12 Children and Arrest Three Suspects in Foiled Child Trafficking Operation

On Friday, February 9, around 12:55 am, operatives of the FCT Police Command, specifically the Rapid Response Squad 74 (RRS 74), intercepted Muhammad Isah of Kafanchan, Kaduna, in a Toyota Hiace bus with registration number APP 489 XE. The bus was transporting twelve underage children—four males and eight females—to a destination later identified as being in Ogun State.

A statement released by SP Josephine Adeh, sokesperson of the FCT police command, says 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

Adeh stated 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 C. Igweh psc, mni, wishes to reiterate that the safety of residents remains his utmost priority.

He equally urges residents to report suspicious activities through the following emergency lines ; 08032003913, 08061581938, 07057337653, and 08028940883; PCB: 09022222352.