Saturday, April 18, 2026 - The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, has rescued a 15-year-old girl said to be a victim of trafficking and arrested the suspect at the Kwali Area Council of Abuja.
The command Public Relations Officer, Monica Ojobi, who
disclosed this in a statement on Friday, April 17, 2026 said the Corps’
investigation revealed that the victim, who hails from Ebonyi State, was
abducted, s3xually abused, and targeted for trafficking abroad.
According to the statement, the criminal exploitation
was foiled following a report of the sudden disappearance of a teenage girl
(name withheld) residing with her mother, at the Kwali Central Divisional
office of the Corps.
“Upon this report, the Command Anti-Human Trafficking unit
of the FCT Command swung into action, tracking the suspect, an effort which led
to the eventual arrest of the suspect who had camped the girl for two (2)
weeks,” the statement read.
"Preliminary investigation however revealed that the
alleged suspect, Anyanwu Daniel, aged 46, from Imo State, had held the victim
captive without her consent and subjected her to s3xual molestation.
"Further interrogation uncovered the suspect’s plan to
traffic the minor to Libya for child labour before he was intercepted and
arrested by FCT Command operatives,” Ojobi stated.
Speaking on the matter, the FCT Commandant, Dr. Olusola
Odumosu, said the arrest underscores the commitment of the Corps to protecting
vulnerable children from any form of exploitation or abuse.
He stated that the likes of the alleged suspect are still
out there deceiving, abusing, and exploiting innocent young girls in the
country for self-gratification and economic gains, promising the Corps’
readiness to collaborate with relevant agencies to rid society of this menace.
"We will ensure that justice is served and that every
network enabling such crimes is dismantled. My covert officers are on
surveillance, gathering credible intelligence that is enabling us to move in
the right direction and we are not backing down,” he said.
Odumosu urged members of the public to remain vigilant and
report suspicious movements of young boys and girls and other criminal
activities to security agencies, stressing that community cooperation is vital
in the fight against human trafficking and other crimes affecting the country.
The suspect and the victim have been handed over to the
National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) for
further investigation and possible prosecution if found culpable.
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