Police Rescue 23 Children from Suspected Child Trafficking Syndicate in FCT
By: Zagazola Makama
The Nigerian Police Force (NPF), FCT Command, has rescued 23 children from a suspected child trafficking syndicate operating under the guise of an orphanage.
Read Also:
Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama that the operation was carried out by the Monitoring and Mentoring Unit of the command during a routine patrol in Kubwa, where officers observed suspicious activities at Mother Deborah Orphanage.
Acting on the observation, they raided the facility and successfully rescued a three-year-old child who had been reported stolen from Kaduna State.
The sources said further investigations led to the rescue of 22 additional children, including 14 females and 8 males, aged between 2 and 14 years.
The orphanage owner, identified as Ijeoma Andy, and one other suspect were arrested after failing to provide a satisfactory account of the children’s origins.
, FCT Command, has rescued 23 children from a suspected child trafficking syndicate operating){kind=link}