The Corps’ Public Relations Officer, Babawale Afolabi, disclosed this while briefing journalists at the NSCDC Headquarters in Abuja.
According to Afolabi, the rescue was carried out during a wider operation targeting criminal syndicates involved in child trafficking and vandalism.
He said one of the suspects allegedly posed as an official of the National Council of Child Rights Advocate and deceived parents into releasing their children under the guise of providing free education.
“Under the guise of operating an NGO and orphanage programme called the Back to School Project, he lured willing, less privileged parents into releasing their children with promises of free education,” Afolabi said.
He said the operation was conducted by the Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad, headed by Commander Dandaura Appollos.
Afolabi disclosed that 15 of 16 children allegedly trafficked from Kama Madaki and Gudindi Mada communities in Kokona Local Government Area of Nasarawa State were traced and rescued from their alleged buyers.
“Through advanced field tracking, technical intelligence and multi-state tactical sweeps, operatives of the CG’s SIS tracked down the buyers who were from different locations in the country,” he said.
According to the NSCDC spokesman, three of the children were rescued in Anambra, Imo and Enugu states, while the remaining 12 were recovered during a coordinated operation along eastern transit routes.
The Corps also announced the arrest of three suspected buyers, comprising one man and two women, in connection with the case.
During the wider operation, NSCDC operatives also recovered stolen rifles and vandalised telecommunications equipment.
The Corps said investigations were ongoing to uncover the full network involved in the alleged trafficking and identify other suspects connected to the operation.
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