By IBRAHIMG AHMAD

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Zamfara Command, has arrested a suspected human trafficker and rescued two teenage girls in Gusau.

This is contained in a statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Umar Mohammad, issued to newsmen in Gusau on Friday.

The PRO quoted the State Commandant, Sani Mustapha, as saying the suspect, Bala Abubakar, 25, from Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara, was apprehended at the Lalan area of Gusau on October 15, at about 8:30 p.m.

He said that the suspect was arrested with two victims of human trafficking identified as Amira Baje Ibrahim, 13, and Haulatu Shaibu, 13, both indigenes of Zurmi LGA.

According to him, preliminary investigations reveal that the victims are being trafficked from Shinkafi LGA of Zamfara and are to be delivered to one Hadiza and Bara’atu (Yar Baba) in Suleja, Niger.

Mustapha said the arrest was made in line with its statutory mandate and in collaboration with sister security agencies, under the leadership of the Commandant General, Prof. Ahmed Abubakar Audi.

The commandant directed the immediate transfer of the case to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) for further necessary action.

The NSCDC reiterated its zero tolerance for criminality and unethical vices, warning that any suspect apprehended would be thoroughly investigated and prosecuted before a competent court of law. (NAN)