NSCDC arrests suspected human trafficker, rescues two teenage girls in Zamfara

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Zamfara State Command, has arrested a suspected human trafficker and rescued two 13-year-old girls in Gusau.

The command’s Public Relations Officer, Umar Mohammad, disclosed this in a statement issued in Gusau on Friday.

According to the statement, the suspect, Bala Abubakar, 25, from Zurmi Local Government Area, was arrested in the Lalan area of Gusau on October 15 at about 8:30 p.m.

The statement identified the rescued girls as Amira Baje Ibrahim and Haulatu Shaibu, both 13 and from Zurmi LGA.

The State Commandant, Sani Mustapha, said preliminary investigations indicated that the girls were being trafficked from Shinkafi LGA and were to be taken to Suleja, Niger State, for delivery to two individuals identified as Hadiza and Bara’atu, also known as Yar Baba.

Mustapha said the arrest was made as part of the corps’ efforts to combat human trafficking and other crimes.

He directed the immediate transfer of the case to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, for further investigation and necessary action.

The command reiterated its commitment to tackling criminal activities and said suspects would be investigated and prosecuted in accordance with the law.