The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has intercepted a suspected human trafficking operation involving 59 children in Abuja. The children, aged between 4 and 12, were being transported in a 15-seater Peugeot bus on January 6, 2025.
According to the FCT Commissioner of Police, Tunji Disu, the bus was intercepted along the Abuja-Kano route by a team led by Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Sarki Umar. The suspects, identified as Ali Ibrahim, the driver, and his assistant, Alhassan Ibrahim, both from Kano State, were arrested on the spot.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the children were allegedly being taken from Kano to Nasarawa State under the guise of receiving training. The operation was reportedly coordinated by Idris Usman, a resident of Nasarawa, who had traveled to Kano to gather the children. The investigation is ongoing.
