Police intercepts suspected trafficker with 23 children in Taraba
The police spokesperson in the state, David Misal, in a statement to journalists, said the children, 14 boys and nine girls, are between the ages of four and seven.
Mr Misal told reporters that the suspect was intercepted with the kids at a park in Bali Local Government Area of the state while they were about to board a vehicle. The spokesperson added that parents of some of the children have been arrested in connection with the crime while investigation was ongoing to apprehend others.
“The parents of the children told me to come get them for people who would help cater to their educational needs because, in their villages, there are no schools.“This is actually the first time I am doing this, and I did not collect any money from their parents, Mr Misal quoted the suspect, in the statement.Meanwhile, the police in the state also paraded seven members of a kidnap syndicate terrorising residents in parts of the state.
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