The Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, has condemned the trend of kidnapping and selling of children, mostly northern minors, to southern parts of the country.
The emir expressed his concern on Saturday in Kano while addressing reporters.
Represented by Dan Malikin Kano, Ahmad Umar, the first-class traditional ruler, said the emirate would no longer condone the abduction and trading of children in the state.
He said the issue has gotten out of hand and that proactive action must be taken to curb it.
“This ugly trend must stop. We have to rise up against it. We will no longer condone a situation whereby our children are kidnapped and sold, and their tribe and religion are changed.
“The situation cannot stop itself; it is we who will make it stop. It happened a few years ago, and now it has happened again. Only God knows how many of our children had been kidnapped and sold,” he said.
This followed Kano State Police Command’s statement on December 27, 2023, saying it had dismantled a human trafficking syndicate that specialised in the abduction, buying and selling of minors.
The emir said the emirate had expressed great disappointment over the abduction of minors and called for the punishment of the perpetrators to serve as a lesson to others.
“Kano, for hundreds of years, has been welcoming visitors and taking them as its sons. Recently we have seen a disturbing and unfortunate incident of rescuing children trafficked to Lagos through Kano,” he stated.
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We’ll No Longer Condone Kidnapping, Selling Of Northern Minors To Southern Parts: Kano Emir
