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General News of Wednesday, 10 March 2021

Source: www.sunnewsonline.com

Police reunite 15 trafficked children with parents

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The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command said that it has successfully reunited 15 trafficked children with their parents in the territory.

The FCT Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO)ASP Mariam Yusuf, in a statement yesterday in Abuja, said the children are between the ages of two to 13, were taken from their parents in February, in Lapai, Niger under the pretext of providing them education.

Yusuf said the investigation revealed that the traffickers distributed the children to different people.

She said the suspects would be arraigned in court upon the conclusion of the investigation.

Yusuf called on the FCT residents to be conscious of the safety and movement of their children at all times.