By Muhammad Ibrahim,Sokoto
The Sokoto Police Command has rescued 26 underaged abducted children. Presenting the children while parading the abductors, the Sokoto Police Commissioner Ali Hayatu Kaigama said the principal suspect, Kulu Dogonyaro and one Elizabeth Ojah of FCT Abuja alongside 8 others were arrested in connection with the criminal act.
He said the suspects confirmed travelling with the children willingly approved by their parents to hand over to one NGO based in Abuja to adopt and train them academically, adding that mothers of the children are all widows and that the children were abducted on their way to Islamiyya schools and that N150,000 to N250,000 were charged per child by Kulu and her accomplice.
Mothers of the first 5 rescued victims were traced and all confirmed knowing Mrs. Kulu in Sokoto.
The mothers are all widows who were deceived to part with their children under the pretence that they will be handed over to an Abuja Based NGO which is willing to shoulder the responsibilities of their welfare and upbringing.
Furthermore, investigation was extended to some states of the federation where 15 additional children (Victims) were rescued and 2 additional suspects arrested, all suspects arrested stated that they got the children through Mrs. Kulu Dogonyaro who happen to be the principal suspect.
Meanwhile total number of 20 rescued children were handed over to Sokoto State Orphanage home for proper care, so far 10 suspects are arrested.
They include, One Bala Abubakar of Tudun Wada Area Sokoto who gave her a total number of 28 children including six of his biological children and received in turn sum of money ranging from N150,000 – N250,000 per child respectively from Kulu and her accomplices.
In connection with criminal conspiracy, cheating, impersonation and forgery, CP Kaigama recalls that sometimes in 2018, one Danjumma Garba of Bukkuyum LGA of Zamfara State and three others reported at the State CID Sokoto that one police officer by name Abdulnasir Bello and Kabiru Danumma confronted him and collected the sum of N420,000 to get them into the Nigeria Police Force.
Acting on reliable information, Operative of the Sokoto State Police Command arrested One Abdulnasir Bello of Bado Area in the Police Headquarters premises, on interrogation the suspect confessed to have been impersonating Police since 2016, parading himself as a DSP and performing illegal duty.
He similarly collected money from individuals under the pretence of getting their children recruited into the Police Force.
When his house was searched, Police Training manual13 NPF letter of provisional offer for constable of police, 15 NPF guarantor form, passport of 27 applicants, Police Facing Caps and forged police ID card were recovered.