The Sokoto State Police Command has arrested ten suspected members of a human trafficking and child abduction syndicate and rescued 21 abducted children.
Among the suspects is a father accused of abducting twenty-eight children, including six of his own.
This development follows investigations by Sokoto police authorities, who discovered that the suspects had been operating a human trafficking and child abduction ring in Sokoto State for an extended period.
While parading the suspects on Thursday, the state police commissioner, Hayatu Kaigama, stated that the command, in collaboration with military and vigilante groups, also rescued three kidnapped victims, including a female lawyer abducted last Sunday from her residence in the Sokoto metropolis.
Additionally, they arrested a murder suspect and another individual impersonating a deputy superintendent of police.
The commissioner expressed appreciation for the support of the state government and reaffirmed the commitment of law enforcement personnel to maintaining order in the state.