Niger DSS arrests kidnappers, Kwara rescues children
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In Niger State, Nigeria, the Directorate of State Services (DSS) arrested Aliyu Muhammad Bodo, 23, and Tukur Hassan Ali, 22, for their involvement in kidnapping people between Kwara and Niger States.
The two men were part of a five-member gang that abducted ten people along the Tegina. Makera road and collected N14million in ransom. During questioning, Bodo and Ali admitted to owning firearms currently held by other members of the group, who remain at large.
Police recovered empty magazines, phones, a national identification number slip, and over N1,045,000 from the suspects, and victims identified them in a police lineup. Meanwhile, in Kwara State, officials from the Ministry of Social Development rescued 30 children from Iranlowo Oluwa Orphanage and Children’s Home in Ilorin. The government took action after discovering problems with the facility’s operations and the wellbeing of the children, who ranged in age from two to fifteen.
The rescued children are now receiving medical care, psychosocial support, and are undergoing assessments to determine their needs and whether they can be reunited with their families. The Kwara State government ordered all child-care institutions to register with the Ministry of Social Development and display proof of approval.
