Friday,
October 25, 2024 –The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons,
NAPTIP, has rescued a six-year old girl who was stolen from her parents in 2018
in Akwa Ibom State.
The Uyo Zonal Commander of NAPTIP, Mr Emmanuel Awhen, who made this
known on Thursday, October 24, 2024, said the agency achieved the feat in
partnership with the Foundation for Justice Development and Peace.
He added that that two suspects had been arrested in connection
with the trafficking of the minor who was four months at the time of the
incident.
Awhen said that the agency got an intelligence report concerning
the stolen girl, and traced her to a family in Uyo.
According to him, the agency was currently investigating a case of
illegal buying and selling of a two-month old baby in the state.
He expressed worries that trafficking in children was on the
increase in the state, and cautioned perpetrators to desist or face the wrath
of the law.
Awhen who described human trafficking as a crime against humanity,
said that NAPTIP was committed to tackling the menace of child stealing.
“The two suspects are currently undergoing interrogations. They will be
charged to court when investigation is concluded,” he said.
"The girl was kept in our shelter for proper identification. She
has been handed over to her biological parents.
“We shall continue to sensitise the people to the dangers associated
with human trafficking, it is senseless and barbaric, we must discourage it,”
he said.
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