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SHOCKING: Police rescue 9 Kano children kidnapped, renamed and ‘converted to Christianity’ in Onitsha

Muslim News Nigeria by Muslim News Nigeria
October 12, 2019
in Muslim News, News, Nigeria
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SHOCKING: Police rescue 9 Kano children kidnapped, renamed and ‘converted to Christianity’ in Onitsha

The Kano Police Command has traced and rescued nine children kidnapped in Kano and trafficked to Onitsha in Anambra State for child slavery.

DAILY NIGERIAN gathered that the rescue followed a public outcry by some parents that there was rise in cases of missing children in the metropolis.

Addressing a press conference on Friday, the state commissioner of police Ahmed Ilyasu said the command’s Tactical Teams of Operation Puff Adder were detailed for a discreet investigation, deploying community policing tools in rescuing the minors.

“A syndicate perpetuating this heinous act was busted and Eight (8) suspects that specialized in kidnapping, concealment and keeping in confinement kidnapped persons, buying and selling of minors and trafficking in persons were tracked and arrested.

“Nine (9) kidnapped victims were rescued at Onitsha in Anambra State. All suspects confessed to their offences.”

Although the police chief was silent about their conversion and rechristening, a security source familiar with the situation told DAILY NIGERIAN that the children were first shaved, renamed, converted to Christianity and then sold off either for adoption or “child slavery”.

A document sighted by DAILY NIGERIAN reveals the original names and new names of the children. For instance, 10-year-old Umar Faruq Ibrahim and nine-year-old Aisha Mohammed Abdullahi – kidnapped some four year ago – were renamed Onyedika Ogbodo and Ozioma Ogbodo respectively.

DAILY NIGERIAN gathered that some of the children could not even recall their real names as they only answer their new names.

What leads to the rescue

Between year 2014 to 2019, one Sagir Mohammed Bako of Yankaba quarters and others reported to the commissioner of police that several number of their children whose age are between two and six years have been kidnapped and taken away to unknown destination by unknown persons.

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On September 12, at about 11:00am one Paul Owne of Dakata Quarters and Mercy Paul alias Maimuna of same address were arrested while trying to take one of the kidnapped victims, Haruna Sagir Bako, to Onitsha in Anambra State.

The victim was kidnapped a day earlier on his way back from Islamiyya School at Yankaba Quarters by Messrs Onwe and Paul.

While advising parents to be vigilant, a security source said a number of similar syndicates are operating in the state.

“Parents should be very watchful and avoid what will leave them in perpetual agony. The kidnappers are on the prowl. They will just kidnap today, board luxurious bus the next day and sell off children for slavery,” he said.

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  1. Abdulrahmon T. says:
    1 year ago

    perpetrators of this crime should investigated and if found guilty must be punished accordingly.

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