Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force nationwide have rescued 207 abducted children.
They also countered multiple attacks by bandits across the country.
In a statement, Force spokesman, Muyiwa Adejobi explained that the police, acting on intelligence regarding a missing child, arrested three suspects – Lukman Isiaka, Abosede Olanipekun and Sabira Izuorah — and rescued 14 children aged between one week and seven years.
Adejobi also pointed out that the Nigeria Police Force has escalated its initiatives to combat human trafficking and the operation of illegal baby factories.
According to the police image maker, the development led to successful rescuing of more than 207 abducted children from suspected traffickers nationwide.
The spokesman also disclosed that on January 18, 2025, operatives of the Kogi State Command intercepted a group of armed bandits holding a strategic meeting in a forest in Budon, Kogi State.
He added that police operatives in Katsina State, in collaboration with other security agencies, thwarted an imminent attack on Ruwan Doruwa Village in Dutsinma Local Government Area and recovered one AK-47 rifle, two magazines, 30 rounds of live ammunition and two motorcycles.
