By Ikugbadi Oluwasegun
Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja Police Command attached to the Rapid Response Squad 74, have arrested a Pastor, Simon Kado, Jesse Simon-Kado, his relative and their driver, Muhammad Isah for alleged child trafficking.
The suspects were arrested on Friday while reportedly trafficking 12 underaged children of which 8 girls and 4 boys aged range between 5 to 16 years, from Nasarawa State to Ogun State.
This was disclosed in a statement issued on Saturday by SP Josephine Adeh, FCT Police Public Relations Officer, he 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 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, Benneth Igweh, Commissioner of Police FCT wishes to reiterate that the safety of residents remains his utmost priority.”