Twenty-One minors have been taken into custody by the Kogi State government following the interception of the vehicle that brought them into the Confluence state.

Confirming the development yesterday, Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, said the children were being brought to the state from various parts of the North before security operatives intercepted their vehicles last Friday.

The commissioner said that initial investigation revealed that those transporting the children claimed they were being brought to the state to establish an Islamic school, the claim that he said, they could not substantiate.

Fanwo said the 21 children whose ages range from six to 17 were already in the custody of the state government while investigation continues.

The statement reads: “The Kogi State Government wishes to inform the public of the successful interception of a group of underaged children trafficked into the State, in what is suspected to be a covert recruitment attempt for banditry training. (The Nation)