The Governor of Kano State, Abba Kabir Yusuf has reunited over seven stolen children with their parents.
This development was contained in a statement issued by Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, spokesperson to the governor.
Governor Yusuf who was moved to tears of joy by the commendable efforts of the Kano State Police Command under the capable leadership of CP Muhammad Hussain Gumel, expressed his appreciation for their work.
Yusuf, deeply dismayed by the discovery of seven children abducted from Bauchi and then trafficked and sold in Anambra and Lagos states, expressed his astonishment at the criminal syndicate specialising in the abduction, trafficking, and sale of children from Northern states.
The governor urged parents to remain vigilant and attentive to the well-being of their children as a fundamental responsibility.
He further called upon his counterpart, the Bauchi State governor, to take decisive legal action against the arrested suspects. The governor also recalled the case of 11 Kano children who were reportedly abducted and sold in Anambra a few years ago.
Responding to the issue, Malam Saad from Bauchi, a parent of one of the stolen children, Abdulmutallif Saad, expressed his inability to fully convey his gratitude to the governor and the Commissioner of Police, Kano State.
Nine suspects, apprehended by the Kano Police Command, were brought alongside the children they had stolen from Bauchi and intercepted at Mariri motor park in Kano while en route to Lagos.
Speaking on behalf of the Bauchi State government, Sha’awanatu Yusuf, the Director of Public Prosecution at the state Ministry of Justice, emphasised the unity of Kano and Bauchi for the greater good.
She stated that the Bauchi state government would take the necessary legal steps to ensure that the suspects are brought to justice and face the full consequences of the law.
Additionally, Governor Yusuf has generously donated the sum of N500,000 to each of the seven recovered children.
|The Guardian
