The Kano State Governor, Engineer Abba Kabir Yusuf, on Friday united no fewer than seven children of Bauchi State, with their parents at the Government House, Kano.
The children were rescued by the Police after they were abducted and sold in Anambra and Lagos States.
The Governor, who moved to tears of joy by the commendable efforts of the Kano State Police Command under the leadership of CP Usaini Gumel, expressed appreciation for their efforts in rescuing the children.
Yusuf, who expressed happiness by the discovery of seven children abducted from Bauchi and then trafficked and sold in Anambra and Lagos states, expressed his astonishment at the criminal syndicate specializing in the abduction, trafficking, and sale of children from the Northern States.
The Governor urged parents to be vigilant and monitor the movement of their children as well as the people they associate with in order not to fall victim to trafficking, abduction or kidnapping and other social vices.
He also called upon his counterpart, the Bauchi State Governor, to take decisive legal action against the arrested suspects to serve as a deterrent to others.
The Governor also recalled the case of 11 Kano children who were reportedly abducted and sold in Anambra a few years ago.
Malam Saad from Bauchi, a parent of one of the stolen children, Abdulmutallif Saad, expressed his inability to fully convey his gratitude to the Governor and the Commissioner of Police, Kano State.
Nine suspects, apprehended by the Kano State Police Command, were brought alongside the children they had stolen from Bauchi and intercepted at Mariri motor park in Kano while en route to Lagos.
Speaking on behalf of the Bauchi state government, Barrister Sha’awanatu Yusuf, the Director of Public Prosecution at the state Ministry of Justice, emphasized the unity of Kano and Bauchi for the greater good.
She stated that the Bauchi state government would take the necessary legal steps to ensure that the suspects are brought to justice and face the full consequences of the law.
Meanwhile, the Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf has generously donated the sum of five hundred thousand naira to each of the seven recovered children for their transportation to Bauchi.
