Law enforcement officials in Plateau State have effectively broken a child trafficking gang that was masquerading as an evangelical mission, according to a recent Symfoni TV broadcast. The organization allegedly kidnapped small children and sold them for between 350,000 and 750,000 Naira, preying on families who were already at risk.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
Five children between the ages of two and four were rescued on December 2, 2024, as a consequence of an intelligence-led operation carried out by law enforcement. These kids had been kidnapped from Jos and other places in Plateau State. Pastor Di Bernard, the head of the “End Time Army Ministry” in Bukuru, Plateau State, was among the individuals apprehended as a result of the operation. Peter (a male), Namman Pel (a female), Victoria Ugu (a female), and R. Au (a female from Karu, Abuja) are among the other people detained in relation to the syndicate.
During their interrogations, the suspects provided key information about the operation of the trafficking network. Pastor Di Bernard confessed that he had been using his position as an evangelist to deceive parents into handing over their children. “I went to Quanpan District in Plateau State under the disguise of evangelism, I told the parents that I had an NGO offering sponsorship for education, from primary school all the way to higher institutions.”
The investigation revealed that between April and November 2024, Pastor Di Bernard had worked with R. Au to abduct at least eight children from different communities in the Kanke and Bassa Local Government Areas of Plateau State. The children were then sold to buyers in various states, including Plateau, Abia, Enugu, and Lagos, at prices ranging from 350,000 to 750,000 Naira per child.
The children were sold under the guise of adoption, with the buyers subsequently changing the children’s names. Law enforcement agencies successfully rescued 13 children, aged between two and ten years, who were found in the custody of the syndicate.
The children were returned to their families through the efforts of the Plateau State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development. “This case is so pathetic, young children are being traded by certain individuals,” an official involved in the investigation remarkedCONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
