Tears of joy as Kano gov reunites Bauchi’s stolen children with parents

 No fewer than seven stolen children from Bauchi State were reunited with their parents by Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State on Friday.

The Police in Kano had earlier smashed an inter-state child abduction and trafficking syndicate and arrested nine suspects after months of tracking across seven states.

This was the result of an investigation initiated by the Police Command in Kano State following reports of missing children

The Commissioner of Police, Usaini Gumel, told newsmen in Kano that the syndicate had been operating for over 10 years, and had allegedly specialised in inter-state trafficking, abduction, buying and selling of children.

Gumel said diligent investigation helped to dismantle the syndicate which had members in Kano, Bauchi, Gombe, Lagos, Delta, Anambra and Imo states

Governor Yusuf commended the efforts of the Kano State Police Command at smashing the syndicate

He, however, expressed dismayed at the discovery of seven children abducted from Bauchi and then trafficked and sold in Anambra and Lagos states.

He urged parents to remain vigilant and attentive to the well-being of their children as a fundamental responsibility.

The Governor also called on his Bauchi State counterpart to take decisive legal action against the arrested suspects.

In his response, Malam Saad from Bauchi, a parent of one of the stolen children, Abdulmutallif Saad, expressed his gratitude to Governor Yusuf and the Commissioner of Police, Kano State.

Nine suspects, apprehended by the Kano State Police Command, were brought alongside the children they had stolen from Bauchi and intercepted at Mariri motor park in Kano while en route to Lagos state

Speaking on behalf of the Bauchi state government, Barrister Sha’awanatu Yusuf, the Director of Public Prosecution at the state Ministry of Justice, emphasized the unity of Kano and Bauchi for greater good of the two states.

Barrister Yusuf stated that the Bauchi State government would take the necessary legal steps to ensure that the suspects were brought to justice and face the full consequences of the law.