The Bauchi State authorities has efficiently reunited seven kids with their households after they had been rescued from a baby trafficking syndicate that operated in Kano State.
The youngsters, who had been reportedly bought for N2.8 million, had been victims of a legal enterprise that stole and trafficked kids from the northern area to the southern a part of the nation.
The Nigerian police, appearing on intelligence, busted the kid trafficking syndicate in Kano State and arrested members of the gang.
The Kano State Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Gumel, who paraded members of the syndicate, shed extra mild on the extent of their legal actions.
Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, who acquired the rescued kids from the state’s Commissioner of Police, Auwal Muhammad, handed them over to their mother and father.
Emphasising the necessity to eradicate such barbaric practices, the governor expressed worries concerning the potential for such a legal act to sow suspicion and distrust amongst completely different communities in Nigeria.
The governor condemned the act of stealing kids, promoting them, and forcibly altering their linguistic and non secular identities for financial acquire.
“If this barbaric act just isn’t nipped within the bud, it’s able to bringing suspicion and distrust between the completely different folks in Nigeria. It’s unacceptable for folks to be stolen and bought, and their linguistics and religion modified simply due to cash.
“I hope these are the one victims. I hope many others haven’t been mutilated or killed,” Governor Bala stated.
The governor cautioned mother and father in opposition to neglecting their obligations in the direction of their kids.
He pledged to help the safety companies with the required instruments to hold out their duties successfully, significantly in addressing baby rights points.
Nevertheless, it was noticed that a number of the rescued kids now not spoke or understood their native language.