Police Foil Child Trafficking, Rescue 12 Children, Arrest Pastor, 2 Others

Abuja, Nigeria– The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested a pastor and two others for allegedly trafficking twelve children.

It was gathered that the operatives 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.

This is contained in a statement released by SP Josephine Adeh, spokesperson 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.

She 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.