Kaduna State Government has rescued thirteen children who were allegedly stolen from the state and sold to child traffickers in Kebbi, Calabar in Cross River State, Enugu and Anambra States.
The state Commissioner for Human Services and Social Development, Hajiya Rabi Salisu, stated this during a press briefing in Kaduna.
She said the victims were first taken to an illegal orphanage home in Abuja, from where they were taken to other states by a child trafficking syndicate currently at large.
Hajiya Salisu said the state government in collaboration with security agencies were able to rescue the children, most of whom were kidnapped a few days after birth.
According to the Commissioner, five members of the kidnapping syndicate currently in custody confessed that their gang leader operates an orphanage which serves as a temporary shelter for the stolen children before they are later sold to prospective buyers in the Southern part of the country.