NSCDC arrests suspected human trafficker and rescues two teenage girls in Zamfara

The Zamfara State NSCDC arrested 25-year-old Bala Abubakar and rescued two 13-year-old girls, Amira Baje Ibrahim and Haulatu Shaibu, in Gusau’s Lalan area on October 15 at about 8:30 p.m. State Commandant Sani Mustapha said preliminary investigations indicated the girls were being trafficked from Shinkafi to Suleja in Niger State, where they were to be handed over to two people identified as Hadiza and Bara’atu, also known as Yar Baba. NSCDC spokesperson Umar Mohammad announced the arrest in a statement. The case is to be transferred to the national anti-trafficking agency, NAPTIP, for further investigation and action.