The Nationwide Company for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Individuals (NAPTIP) has efficiently reunited a 5-year-old lady, Rahama Ibrahim, together with her mother and father in Damaturu, Yobe State, after she was kidnapped months in the past by a suspected youngster trafficker.
In line with the company, the suspect, a driver linked to prison youngster theft actions, was intercepted and arrested in Abuja by operatives of the Division of State Providers (DSS). Each the suspect and an confederate have since been charged to court docket in Abuja.
In a press release issued on Friday, July 18, by the company’s Press Officer, Vincent Adekoye, NAPTIP Director Normal, Binta Adamu Bello, cautioned mother and father in opposition to entrusting their kids to informal acquaintances, unverified neighbours, or one-off service suppliers, stressing that such actions improve kids’s vulnerability to trafficking and abduction.
The DG, represented by the Yobe State Commander of NAPTIP, Mr. Saleh Zakar, handed the kid over to her household on the Authorities Home in Damaturu.
Grateful for the company’s efforts, the kid’s father, Mallam Ibrahim, thanked NAPTIP for guaranteeing his daughter’s security and offering her with care in the course of the rescue course of.
He mentioned, “I thank the Federal Authorities of Nigeria, by the Director Normal of NAPTIP, for helping my household in taking excellent care of my daughter, who was stolen from us. Once I got here right here now and noticed my daughter, I seen she may be very neat and effectively taken care of. I thank the DG and all different Officers of NAPTIP. This Company is doing an awesome work, and I thank them very a lot”.
The Yobe State Deputy Governor, Hon. Idi Barde Gubana, counseled NAPTIP for its proactive counter trafficking actions and profitable reintegration of the Youngster.
He assured the Company of the assist of the Yobe State Authorities.
The Director Normal whereas thanking the DSS for its sustained assist and collaboration with the Company, which culminated within the arrest of the suspect in Abuja, known as on mother and father to make sure enough care and safety for his or her kids.
“I wish to attraction to folks throughout the nation to be vigilant and control their kids. It is extremely harmful to maintain your kids within the care of strangers who come your method casually. Father or mother must also desist from sending their kids on errands unaccompanied or a lonely street within the odd hours.
“On our half, we will proceed to make sure the safety of Nigerian kids, and we thank all our companions who’ve continued to assist our work.”