National Agency for Trafficking in Person, Makurdi Zonal Command on Saturday said that the agency has arrested two suspects in connection with the sale of babies in the state, it has emerged.
Zonal Commander, Mrs Gloria Bai who disclosed this to journalists in Makurdi, Benue State capital and said that the culprits have been charged to court.
Mrs Bai stated that at present, the command had seven of such cases with 13 children involved, saying that only three had been rescued.
He stated;
Also, we have two young boys who were taken from Gboko and sold out in Lagos. The syndicate has been arrested and the case is in court, and the boys were rescued with the help of the Nigerian Police.
The Zonal Commander said that there were cases involving young girls who have had pregnancies out of wedlock and some did not know who was responsible for their pregnancies.
He expressed;
Traffickers have started using that opportunity, preying on the vulnerability of these young girls because they are vulnerable, some are even driven from home after the pregnancy.
The traffickers now are using that avenue to deceive these young girls, take them somewhere, make them have the babies and then sell the babies. We have received so many cases.
