The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, has rescued a 15-year-old girl at the kwali Area Council of Abuja from child trafficking syndicate.
The victim who hails from Ebonyi State, was abducted, sexually abused, and targeted for trafficking abroad, a statement from the command’s spokesperson, DSC Monica Ojobi said.
“The criminal exploitation was foiled following a report of sudden disappearance of a teenage girl (names withheld) residing with her mother at the Kwali Central Divisional office of the Corps,” the statement read in part.
The Anti-Human Trafficking unit of the FCT Command tracked the suspect, Anyanwu Daniel and arrested him after keeping the teenage girl for two weeks.
The 46-year-old suspect from Imo State, held the victim captive without her consent and had subjected her to sexual molestation.
Further interrogation uncovers the suspect’s plan to traffic the minor to Libya for child labour before he was intercepted and arrested by FCT Command operatives.
The FCT Commandant of the NSCDC, Olusola Odumosu, said the arrest underscores the commitment of the Corps to protecting vulnerable children from any form of exploitation or abuse.
“We will ensure that justice is served and that every network enabling such crimes is dismantled,” he said.
The suspect and the victim have been handed over to the National Agency for the prohibition of trafficking in persons (NAPTIP) for further investigation and possible prosecution.
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