Posted on: 12:11 Tue, 01 Dec 2015



The police in Ogun on Monday said
it arrested three suspected human
traffickers with 26 children.

The commissioner of police in the
state, Abdulmajid Ali, made this
known to journalists in Abeokuta.

Mr. Ali said the suspects, identified
as Zainab Ahmed (18), Aisha
Abdulahi (55) and Zuliat Abdulmalik
(45), were arrested on Sunday at a
motor park at Ibafo in Obafemi
Owode Local Government Area of the
state.

He said the arrest followed a tip-off
from some residents of Ibafo while
the suspects were trying to transport
the victims to Lagos.

“Our attention was called by some
people living around the motor park
on Sunday that some underage
persons were seen at the park.

“Our men left immediately and
rounded them up”, he said.

According to the commissioner, the
victims comprised 25 girls and one
boy whose ages range between eight
and 10.

Mr. Ali said the suspects claimed
they were taking the children to
Lagos for menial jobs.

He, however, said that investigations
had commenced into the matter and
that the suspects would be arraigned
soon.

“The children look innocent and we
cannot leave anything to chance.

“We need to investigate very well to
avoid unpleasant situation,
particularly now that we have been
alerted of threats of insurgency.

“We need to carry out due diligence
to ensure that they are not intended
to be used as suicide bombers”, he
said.

(NAN)

Source: PremiumTimes