The Kano State Police Command has arrested 9 suspects alleged to focus on interstate trafficking, kidnapping and shopping for and promoting of minors.
The state police commissioner, Usaini Gumel, made the revelation on Thursday whereas parading the suspects on the Bompai Command headquarters.
He defined that the suspects have been apprehended after conducting a number of intelligence-driven operations that recognized and dismantled the lengthy cycle of inter-state smuggling syndicates wintering round Kano, Bauchi, Gombe, Lagos, Delta, Anambra and Imo states.
In accordance with Gumel, a complete of seven victims, a lot of them minors, have been rescued from the clutches of the harrowing prison actions.
“It was by way of cautious investigation by our devoted staff of officers that the actions of those prison networks, which had existed for greater than a decade, have been recognized,” he stated.
The commissioner disclosed that a number of the rescued youngsters aged between three and eight years previous have been bought at costs between N300,000 and N600,000 relying on their age.
“Throughout investigations, it was found {that a} sufferer Mohammed Ilya, who was kidnapped from Bauchi however modified his identify to Chidiebere, was lately bought to Nnewi in Anambra State,” Gumel stated.
He stated the command would work with the state authorities to make sure that all kidnapped youngsters have been returned safely and reunited with their authentic relations.
The Commissioner assured the general public that underneath his watch, the command had put in place enhanced safety measures to finish the menace as soon as and for all.
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