The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Cross River State Command, have arrested two suspected child traffickers with six children in Calabar.
A statement by the state NSCDC Public Relations Officer, Solomon Eremi, on Monday, revealed the suspects were arrested at Mobil Junction in the state capital on January 8, while waiting on a vehicle en route Ogun state.
According to the statement, the State Commandant, Majekodunmi Abidemi, was quoted as saying; “Abidemi cautioned those engaged or thinking of engaging in such business to have a rethink because the arm of the law would catch up with them.
“He also advised parents not to give out their children for such businesses and urged the public to report any suspicious move by anybody to the command or any law enforcement agencies for appropriate action.
“The children are supposed to be in school during this period. “The suspects are giving us useful information and we will hand them over to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons for further investigation”.
