Child Trafficking: Police in FCT Rescue 12 Children, Arrest Pastor, 2 Others

February 10, 2024

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command have arrested a pastor and two others for allegedly trafficking twelve children.

This is disclosed in a statement by the spokesperson of the Command Josephine Adeh, on Saturday.

According to her, operatives attached to the Rapid Response Squad 74 (RRS 74), on Friday 09/02/2024 at about 12:55 am, 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.

She said the suspects, one Pastor Simon Kado ‘m’ and Jesse Simon Kado ‘m’, who are now presently in police custody after preliminary investigation, revealed that the children whose ages are between 5 and 16, all from Akwanga Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, were being trafficked to Ogun state.

She added that 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, reiterated that the safety of residents remains his utmost priority.