Police rescues 5 abducted children in Adamawa

Nigerianeye | 15-09-2025 12:21am |

Barely one month after the Adamawa State Police Command rescued 14 abducted children taken to Anambra State, another five children abducted from Borno State have been rescued in Mubi Local Government Area of Adamawa State.In a statement issued on Sunday, the spokesman for the command, SP Suleiman Nguroje, said the children were abducted from Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, and taken to Adamawa.“The Adamawa State Police Command has rescued another five children suspected to have been abducted and unlawfully brought from Maiduguri, Borno State, to Adamawa.“On 13th September, 2025, the Area Commander Mubi, ACP Marcos Mancha, acted on timely and credible information, led his surveillance team and intercepted five male children found wandering the streets of Mubi town”, the statement partly read.According to the statement, the rescued children are identified as Adamu Musa (16 years), Suleiman Idris (10 years), Suleiman Mohammed (11 years), Dauda Yahaya (11 years), and Mohammed Alhassan (11 years), all residents of Gwange, Maiduguri, Borno State.The statement disclosed that the investigation revealed the victims were unlawfully taken from Maiduguri by one Aliga Suleiman of Sabon Layi, Gwange, Maiduguri, who is currently at large.“Effort is ongoing to apprehend the suspect and bring him to justice,” it added.

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