Crime
Human Trafficking: Police arrest 4 suspects in Adamawa
Human Trafficking: Police arrest 4 suspects in Adamawa
The Police in Adamawa have confirmed the arrest of four suspects in connection with the trafficking of 24 children from the state.
DSP Sulaiman Nguroje, the Police Spokesperson in the state, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Tuesday in Yola.
NAN recalls that Mr Sikiru Akande, the Commissioner of Police in the state, earlier told the agency that the command had rescued 24 under-aged children, who were taken away from the state for child labour and other human trafficking purposes.
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According to Akande, the boys and girls, who are indigenes of Adamawa State, and who was taken from some villages across Madagali Local Government Area (LGA), were rescued by the command.
Nguroje told NAN that the four suspects were also indigenes of Adamawa, from Madagali.
“The Command has arrested suspects in connection with the Trafficking of 24 under-aged children from Adamawa, and the investigation is on course.
The suspects are Dakam Peter (m) 30, Nicolas Vishe (m) 29, Luka Yarima (m) 49, and Yusuf Garwa (m) 35, and all of them are indigenes of Madagali LGA,” Nguroje said.
He told NAN that the suspects sometimes in 2020, deceived the parents of the victims in a Church in Madagali, under the guise of a charity organisation.
He said that the suspects registered many children with the promise of giving them scholarships to study in some schools in Jos.
“It was after the academic calendar that one of the parents demanded to see his 10-year-old son, Aliyu Salihu.
“The suspects continued dragging the issue and refused to bring Aliyu back to his father.
“Salihu began to suspect foul play and decided to report the matter to the Police.
“After investigation, the Police, with the support of Adamawa State Government, uncovered that many children were trafficked from the area,” Nguroje said.
According to him, the suspects confessed to having sold out many children to some people in Plateau, Imo, Enugu and Kaduna states among others.
He said the investigation was on course and the command was making progress in recovering other children, though the birth names of some of them had been changed.
He said that the children, males and females, were between the ages of seven and 13 years.
He appealed to the public to report any suspicious activities around them to the nearest police station for prompt action.
One of the children, who spoke to NAN said that they were taken from their villages by a charity organisation, through their Churches.
“They (the Organisation), told us they are going to enrol us in some higher standard schools in Jos.
“But upon our arrival in Jos, sometime in October 2021, they shared among some people.
“Some of us were taken to Kaduna, some to unknown destinations, and we were forced to go to the farm.
“The school they promised to enrol us into is not better than our former schools in Madagali,” one of the children, whose identity is being protected, said.
NAN reports that Madagali is one of the LGAs ravaged by Boko Haram terrorists in Northern Adamawa.
Decomposed body of kidnapped man found in mining pond in Jos South
By: Zagazola Makama
Decomposed body of a man earlier reported kidnapped has been discovered in a mining pond in Farin Lamba community of Jos South Local Government Area.
Sources told Zagazola that the discovery was made by the police at about 4 p.m. following a report by residents.
He said the Divisional Police Officer, Kaduna Vom Division, immediately mobilised a team of policemen to the scene where the corpse was identified as that of Mr. Cyril Nilanda, a resident of NITR Quarters, Vom.
Nilanda was reportedly kidnapped on Sept. 30, 2025, and had been missing since then.
Sources said the body, which was found in a decomposed state, was being prepared for evacuation and further forensic examination.
The police assured that concerted efforts were ongoing to track down those responsible for the abduction and killing of the victim.
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Man abducted after delivering ransom for kidnapped child in Kogi
By: Zagazola Makama
A man identified as Ocholi Cornelius Ochoni has been abducted after delivering ransom money for the release of a five-year-old girl in Bassa Local Government Area of Kogi State.
Zagazola Makama gathered that the incident, which occurred on Oct. 22, 2025, took place around Echukwu area of Bassa, when Ocholi went to hand over ransom money to the kidnappers to secure the release of Omaojo Philip, who had been kidnapped earlier in the week.
It was gathered that the abductors released the child unharmed after receiving the ransom but seized Ocholi immediately afterward and took him away to an unknown destination.
Efforts are ongoing by security agencies to trace the whereabouts of the victim and ensure his safe return.
Man abducted after delivering ransom for kidnapped child in Kogi
Bauchi police arrest suspect over alleged killing of singer John Zuya
By: Zagazola Makama
Police operatives in Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of Bauchi State have arrested a suspect in connection with the death of popular Sayawa artist, John Zuya, whose songs had earned him fans across the country, particularly among his tribesmen.
Zuya had recently traveled to Lagos, where he performed to a large crowd and reportedly earned a significant sum of money.
However, shortly after returning from the trip, he died under mysterious circumstances, sparking shock across his community.
A few days later, Yakubu Alhamdu, Deputy Chairman of Zayoda, Tafawa Balewa branch, claimed in a video shared on his Facebook platform that Zuya was allegedly killed by his friend, Emmanuel Wakili, also a Sayawa artist.
In the video, Alhamdu stated that Wakili confessed to killing Zuya out of jealousy, explaining that he captured Zuya’s soul (“Kurwa”) in a small bag and struck his head until he died. Alhamdu noted that this accounted for the blood seen on Zuya’s forehead after his death.
The incident has thrown the community into mourning, with many residents seeking justice.
Following the report, police traced and arrested Wakili, and investigations are ongoing to uncover the full circumstances surrounding Zuya’s death.
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