The Nigerian army on Saturday said that it has
intercepted four child traffickers with 19 under-aged
children in Yobe.
Sani Usman, army spokesman, confirmed this in a
statement.
He said the four traffickers, who were arrested by of
troops of Bravo Company, 120 Battalion at Katarko,
were conveying the 19 children from Potiskum to Garin
Tuwo, Bungai and Buni Yadi in Gujba local government
area of Yobe and Galarabala in Biu local government
area of Borno.
“Both the suspected traffickers and their victims have
been moved to the Brigade Headquarters for transfer
to National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in
Persons,” the army spokesman said.
Usman also confirmed the arrest of a suspected Boko
Haram terrorist, Aliyu Ahmed, alias “Aliko”.
Usman said in the statement said that “Aliko” was
arrested on Friday by troops of 33 Brigade following a
tip off in Yuga village in Toro local government area of
Bauchi, where he has been in hiding.
“He was found to be in possession of one single barrel
gun and one Dane gun,” he said.
“During preliminary interrogation, he confessed that he
actively participated in several Boko Haram terrorists’
attacks and also owned an AK-47 Rifle which lost
during one of the attacks they carried out in 2016. His
interrogation continued.”
TheCable
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