Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command attached to Rapid Response Squad 74 arrested a pastor, Simon Kado, his relative, Jesse Simon-Kado, and their driver, Muhammad Isah, on Friday over child trafficking.
The FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, in a statement on Saturday, said the suspects were intercepted at about 12:55 am on Friday while trafficking 12—four male and eight female – underaged children from Nasarawa State to Ogun State.
The statement reads: “The operatives of FCT Police Command 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 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 5 years to 16 years, all from Akwanga LGA, Nasarawa State were being trafficked to Ogun state by one Pastor Simon Kado ‘m’ and Jesse Simon Kado ‘m’, who are now presently in police custody.
“While 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 psc, mni, wishes to reiterate that the safety of residents remains his utmost priority.”
