TWO ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH CHILD TRAFFICKING IN JIGAWA
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From Ali Rabiu, Dutse.
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Jigawa State Command have arrested two suspects on a suspected case of Trafficking and Criminal Conspiracy.
The Command Public Relations officer CSC Adamu Shehu said the case is contrary to sections 281 and 96, punishable under sections 97 and the same 281 of the penal code CAP P3 VOL III laws of Jigawa State 2012.
He said the suspects Audu Sambo (65) of Unguwar Dorawa village, Gwiwa LGA and Dahiru Usman (37) of Maje village, Roni LGA were arrested on Tuesday, 8th of November, 2022 for their involvement in taking one Hajara Audu Sambo (12) to work as a domestic servant in Katsina State.
After serving for about three months in Katsina, the girl was taken to Dutsen Alhaji in Bwari Area Council, FCT to work for the sister of her mistress.But for the past five months the young girl was reportedly missing.
Shehu said all efforts from the Father (Audu Sambo) to get his daughter back through the agent (Dahiru Usman) proved difficult, which made him report the case to the NSCDC Divisional office in Gwiwa. Unknown to him he's equally an accomplice to the crime.
Upon arrest and interrogation of the agent (Dahiru Usman) by the Antihuman Trafficking Unit of the Command, he confessed to have taken the girl to Katsina twice spending about 2 years with the consent of her father (Audu Sambo), who received N5,000 monthly from the client in Katsina, but denied knowing that the girl was taken to Abuja to serve another woman. He equally confessed that it has been his business for ages aside from farming.
The PRO stated that at present there are four other girls aged 16, 14, 13, and 12 respectively that he took two to the same woman in Katsina given her name as one Hajiya Maimuna and two to another Lady called Aunty Sadiya in Abuja, added that he got paid by his client whenever he took girls to her and also from the parents when the girls returned back.
Shehu said further investigation also revealed that the father (Audu Sambo) received calls twice from his daughter while she's in Abuja and also received the sum of N100,000 from her mistress before her disappearance.
The State Commandant, Musa Alhaji Mala (CC) admonished parents to desist from giving out underaged children to serve as domestic workers as it exposes them to exploitation and other social vices.
He also assured the general public that no stone will be left unturned in the cause of investigation, after which, all those involved will be apprehended and prosecuted in accordance with the law.
