The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, on Tuesday, said it has rescued 58 out of the 300 missing children in Benue
Mrs Gloria Bai, the Zonal Commander, NAPTIP Zonal Command, Makurdi, made the disclosure at a press conference in Makurdi.
Bai, represented by Mr Yusuf Abdul, the agency’s Head of Operations, said the children were rescued on four different occasions.
According to her, the command started investigations on the matter in May 2025.
The zonal commander said the survivors were retrieved from Yelewata, Ukpam and Daudu communities in the Guma Local Government Area.
She said the children were between the ages of two and eight years, stressing that the command had arrested the gang leader, one Archbong, and four others, saying that the investigation was still ongoing to rescue the remaining children.
“We pulled all frantic efforts to investigate the case, and the command was able to make 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th recoveries of the survivors. The children involved are about 300 and between the ages of two and eight years.
“The 20 children who were taken from Benue, especially in Guma LGA, to Nasarawa and Abuja were retrieved at first instance. They have been reunited with their families,” she said.
The zonal commander added that the second recovery was at three orphanage homes in Abuja, through which six children were rescued and reunited with their families.
