Operatives from the Federal Capital Territory Police Command, specifically attached to Rapid Response Squad 74, have apprehended a pastor identified as Simon Kado, along with his relative Jesse Simon-Kado, and their driver, Muhammad Isah, for suspected child trafficking.
The arrests were made on Friday when the trio was intercepted while trafficking 12 underaged children, comprising eight girls and four boys aged between five and 16 years, from Nasarawa State to Ogun State.
The FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, disclosed this development in a statement issued on Saturday.
Adeh said, “Operatives of the FCT Police Command attached to the Rapid Response Squad 74, on Friday, February 9, at about 12:55 am, intercepted one Muhammad Isah, male, of Kafanchan, Kaduna State, in a Toyota Hiace bus with Reg No. APP 489 XE, conveying twelve; four male and eight female; underaged children to a destination later discovered to be in Ogun State.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the children, whose ages are between five and 16 years old, all from Akwanga LGA, Nasarawa State, were being trafficked to Ogun State by Pastor Simon Kado, a male, and Jesse Simon-Kado, a male, who are now presently in police custody.
“While the investigation is still ongoing and efforts are underway with Nasarawa State Police Command on how to reunite victims with their respective families, the Commissioner of Police FCT, Benneth Igweh, wishes to reiterate that the safety of residents remains his utmost priority.”
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