NDLEA rescues 34 kids from traffickers in Kogi

Operatives of the National Dr*g Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted 34 children between the ages of 8 and 14 being trafficked from Ijebu Ode, Ogun state to Abuja.

The minors packed in two commercial buses, were recovered in the early hours of Thursday, December 14, from the human trafficking syndicate, by operatives on patrol along Okene-Lokoja expressway in Kogi state.

NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi in a statement on Friday, December 17 said the bus drivers confirmed that the kids were handed over to them by a woman at Ijebu Ode to be conveyed to Abuja, adding that on arrival in FCT, the woman is to call another bus driver who will convey the children to Riyom in Plateau State.

It was further revealed that the children were initially trafficked from Plateau state to Ijebu Ode, where they were distributed to different households as domestic servants. Some of the children were discovered to have served for two years and their rewards sent to woman’s agent in Jos.