Nationwide Company for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Individuals (NAPTIP) has rescued an eight-year-old boy, Divine Ibanga, declared lacking for over one yr.
The Uyo Zonal Commander of NAPTIP, Mr Emmanuel Awhen, who made the disclosure in an interview with the Information Company of Nigeria (NAN) in Uyo on Saturday, stated the boy had been reunited together with his mother and father.
Awhen stated Divine was stolen on Sept. 1, 2023, by somebody, but to be apprehended whereas he was taking part in together with his elder brother at their compound in Port Harcourt.
He stated the boy was rescued by the Abuja workplace of the company who introduced him to Uyo zonal command to hint his organic mother and father.
“Divine was rescued by NAPTIP Abuja Headquarters after which despatched to us, the place we had been capable of put him on tv and social media. We had been capable of get the mother and father, who got here in from Port Harcourt after which we determined to reunite the kid with the mother and father. From the mother and father’ story, Divine and his elder brother had been taking part in within the compound when a customer walked into the compound on that fateful day.
“The customer gave the elder brother N200 to purchase biscuits and when the elder brother had gone to purchase the biscuits the customer took Divine away,” Awhen stated.
He famous that youngster theft was changing into rampant and cautioned mother and father to be additional cautious, stating that a few of those that have interaction in stealing youngsters are neighbour’s and associates.
Narrating their ordeal to NAN, Divine’s mom, Mrs Consolation Ibanga, a petty dealer in Port Harcourt from Essien Udim native authorities space in Akwa Ibom, stated Divine was stolen whereas she was away for her each day market actions.
She narrated how they moved from one prophet and prophetess to a different and from one church to a different searching for divine intervention.
She stated that her neighbour, one aunty Mercy, who was at dwelling when the incident occurred and one other man had been arrested by the police however had been later launched.
Ibanga expressed gratitude to God and NAPTIP for rescuing their son from captivity.
“At the moment, Nov. 8, God has used NAPTIP to rescue Divine for us.”
