NAPTIP rescues 8 stolen children from Delta orphanage
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has rescued eight children suspected to have been stolen from Kano and neighbouring states and trafficked to the South. The operation, carried out in Asaba, Delta State, followed a raid on a popular orphanage by NAPTIP in collaboration with the Department of State Services (DSS), the Nigerian Police, and civil society groups. NAPTIP’s spokesperson, Vincent Adekoye, confirmed the development in a statement on Tuesday titled “NAPTIP rescues eight suspected stolen children from a popular orphanage in Asaba.” According to the agency, intelligence gathered showed that syndicates posing as traders had been luring children aged between two and 10 years from northern communities since at least 2017, before transporting them to the South. In the Asaba orphanage, operatives discovered over 70 children, including 15 newborns, but only eight were confirmed […]