Operatives of the Plateau State Police Command have dismantled child trafficking syndicate in Plateau State.
In a statement by Force Spokesman, Muyiwa Adejobi on Monday, identified leader of the syndicate as Pastor Dayo Bernard of End Time Army Ministry in Bukuru, area of the state.
Adejobi stated that the operation, which was conducted on December 2, 2024, in different parts of Jos, the state capital, led to the rescue of five children.
He said: “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.”
