Police intercept two buses conveying 32 children from Benue to Osun

Bisi ABASS

Osun State Police Command’s anti-crime squad, codenamed: “Operation Zenda,” on Saturday, intercepted two commercial buses allegedly conveying 32 children from Benue state to Ede in the State.

The operatives intercepted the buses at Ameladu in the Gboko Local Government Area of the state.

The conveyor of the children, Linda Akaasema, who claimed to own an orphanage in Osun, said the children, mostly teenagers made of up 13 boys and 19 girls, were all students.

Akaasema said the children were inmates of Akaasema Child Care Foundation, which was registered in Benue State but operational in Osun State adding that they only came home for the Yuletide.

She said they were from Zaki Biam, Jootar and other towns in Ukum LGA, sharing common boundaries with Taraba State.

Akaasema could not however provide any documentary evidence to back up her claims of owning an orphanage as well as proof that the children were actually in school.

The spokeswoman of the Benue State Police Command, Superintendent of Police Catherine Anene, confirmed the development.

Anene said the investigation into the matter was on-going.