25 Kids Rescued From Trafficker

The Lagos State Government said on Thursday that it had rescued no fewer than 25 children from a suspected child trafficker in Egbeda area of the state.

Mrs Alaba Fadairo, Director, Ministry of Youth and Social Development, told newsmen in Ikeja that the children were rescued at an illegal orphanage on Aug. 17.

“Government officials in collaboration with security agents stormed St. Stephens Charity Foundation, Egbeda, where the children were kept and rescued them.

“During the raid, the security officials arrested the operator of the Foundation,’’ she said.

Fadairo added that the suspect (names withheld), who was being questioned at the Alausa Police Station, would soon be charged to court for child trafficking.