Day: December 29, 2023

Kano police arrest 9-man child trafficking syndicate

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A child trafficking syndicate that sold children between N400,000 and N500,000 in Lagos, Anambra and other states in the South has been arrested by the Kano State Police Command on Thursday. Also, the Police rescued seven children from the nine-man syndicate. The children were aged between three and eight years. It was learned that they were stolen as infants. Meanwhile, before selling off the children, their names were usually changed. The Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Gumel, paraded the suspects at the Bompai Police headquarters of the state. Gumel said the…

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Aiyedatiwa pays condolence visit to Akeredolu’s family in Ibadan

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Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has paid a condolence visit to the family of his late predecessor Rotimi Akeredolu in Ibadan Oyo State.  Aiyedatiwa led some members of the State Executive Council and Ondo State House of Assembly members to commiserate with the Akeredolu family at his Jericho residence. Recall that Aiyedatiwa, who was formerly deputy to the late Akeredolu took over the mantle of leadership on Thursday. “We have to do this because he has always been our leader, a courageous one for that matter, one who has…

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Group kicks as 54-year-old Bayelsa man marries four-year-old girl

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A child rights advocacy group in Bayelsa, DO Foundation, on Thursday, kicked against the December 26, traditional marriage between a four-year-old and a 54-year-old man at Akeddei community in Sagbama Local Government Area of the state. The foundation, in a statement made available in Yenagoa, described the marriage as illegal, criminal, and a child marriage which is against the constitution and the Child Rights Act. The statement was signed by the foundation’s chairperson, Mr Elvis Mannie. The foundation condemned child marriage as horrendous, despicable, and a criminal activity. According to…

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