Tuesday, January 7, 2025 - Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have dismantled a child trafficking syndicate led by one Pastor Dayo Bernard and rescued 13 children in Jos, Plateau State.
The Force
Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who disclosed this in a
statement on Monday, January 6, 2024, said the pastor confessed to have sold
the 13 children at varying prices.
Pastor
Bernard further confessed to traveling to Kwande District, Quan Pan Local
Government Area of Plateau State, under the guise of evangelism, where he
deceived parents by claiming to run an NGO/Orphanage offering sponsorship from
nursery to higher education, convincing them to release their children to him.
"Police
operatives apprehended a child-trafficking syndicate led by one Pastor Dayo
Bernard ‘m’ of End Time Army Ministry, Bukuru, Plateau State on the 2nd of
December 2024,” the statement read.
"The
operation led to the rescue of five children between the ages of 2-4, abducted
from various homes in Jos, Plateau State, and the arrest of other members of
the syndicate identified as Rita Agboeze 'f', Victoria Ugwu 'f', Nanman Puntel
'f', and Peter Ukwuani 'm'.
“Upon
interrogation, the principal suspect confessed to having abducted and sold 13
children at varying prices, all of whom have been recovered by the police and
reunited with their families through the Plateau State Ministry of Women
Affairs and Social Development."
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