The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has announced the rescue of eight children suspected of being stolen and held at a private orphanage in Asaba, Delta State.
This was contained in a statement released on Tuesday by NAPTIP’s Press Officer, Mr. Vincent Adekoye.
Adekoye said the operation was conducted with support from the Department of State Services (DSS), Anambra State Command, the Nigerian Police Force, Delta State Command, the Kano State Ministry of Women Affairs, and civil society organizations based in Kano.
According to him, the orphanage is reportedly run by a senior official who is also a member of the executive committee of the Association of Orphanage Operators in Nigeria.
He said investigations revealed that the children were trafficked from Kano and other northern states. The children were allegedly stolen by an inter-state child trafficking syndicate and transported to the South-South and South-Eastern regions of Nigeria. (NAN)
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