12 Children Rescued
A pastor, Simon Kado, his relative, Jesse Simon-Kado and their driver, Muhammad Isah have been arrested for child trafficking by operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command attached to the Rapid Response Squad 74.
The suspects were busted on Friday while trafficking 12 underaged children; eight girls and four boys aged between five to 16 years, from Nasarawa State to Ogun State.
The FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, confirmed the development in a statement on Saturday.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the children whose ages are between five years to 16 years, all from Akwanga LGA, Nasarawa State were being trafficked to Ogun state by one Pastor Simon Kado, male, and Jesse Simon-Kado, male, who are now presently in police custody.
“While the investigation is still ongoing and efforts in conduit 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,” she said.