The Kano Emirate Council and the Arewa Consultative Discussion board (ACF) have warned towards the kidnapping and promoting of kids of North extraction within the Southern a part of the nation, warning that the act have to be stopped to make sure peaceable co-existence amongst all of the tribes.
Will probably be recalled that someday final yr, some folks had been arrested by the Kano State Police Command for allegedly kidnapping seven youngsters from Bauchi and Kano states and promoting them to folks within the South-East and Lagos for costs starting from N400,000 to N500,000.
The 11 suspects arrested had been subsequently paraded by police.
In the meantime, the affected kids have been reunited with their mother and father, who had been largely from Bauchi State.
In gentle of the event, the ACF referred to as a gathering of all stakeholders on Saturday in Kano to proffer answer to the event.
On the assembly, the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, who was represented by Seriki Shanu, Alhaji Mohammed Shehu, condemned the event and referred to as for a long-lasting answer to the ugly act.
Additionally talking on the occasion, ACF chairman, Dr Goni Faruk Umar, referred to as on those that have interaction within the inhumane therapy of harmless kids to cease instantly.
He additionally referred to as on the Nigerian authorities, conventional establishments, safety businesses, neighborhood leaders, judiciary and legislature to place all palms on deck to arrest the state of affairs as soon as and for all.
In accordance with him, “we referred to as for this stakeholders’ assembly to indicate our concern with the way in which kids are kidnapped and bought within the state.
Some had been bought by their mother and father; some had been bought by medical doctors within the hospital after supply, as confirmed to us by the police commissioner after we visited him.
“We visited the police commissioner and thanked him when he rescued eight kids not too long ago.
“The kids are from Bau-chi. They bring about them to Kano, collaborate with individuals who give them a certificates of delivery, backdate it after which promote the youngsters.
“Considered one of them who purchased a toddler at N480,000 was arrested and the police commissioner advised us that she mentioned she purchased the kid as a result of within the Igbo tradition in case you don’t have a male little one, you’ll not inherit your hus-band.
“That was the aim and just like others, not that they’re utilizing the kid for rituals.
“We’re involved with the state of affairs. That’s the reason we referred to as the Igbo leaders and different stakeholders to this convention. There may be additionally the problem of drug abuse related to Sabon Gari.
We aren’t simply getting them to sentence the state of affairs, however to additionally work with them in preventing the menace.” The consultant of the Igbo neighborhood, Chief Uwaimo Ifeanyi, who represented Igwe Igbo of Kano, Igwe Boniface Ibekwe, condemned the act and referred to as for due punishment for the perpetrators.
“We acquired with shock and disbelief the kidnapping of kids that had been recovered by the police in Kano. We condemn this felony act in it’s entirety,” he mentioned.
Different ethnic leaders current on the assembly together with the Sarkin Edo of Kano, Fred Akhigbe; the chief of Igala neighborhood, Abubakar Ibochi and the Yoruba chief in Kano, Yunus Salahuddeen Olanrewaju who represented the Oba of Yoruba, Alhaji Murtala Alimi Ot-isese, all condemned the act and dissociated themselves from it whereas promising to information their communities towards it.