A 46-year-old man, Umar Ahmed, has been arrested by the Niger State Police Command after about 25 children were rescued from his care at Anguwan Gwari Suleja.
It was gathered that he had the children under the guise of running of Almajiri school but dehumanizing them on several occasions.
The spokesman o he Command, Wasiu Abiodun said in a statement in Minna on Monday, that the suspect was arrested by Police Operatives attached to ‘A’ Division Suleja, following a tip-off.
“On July 18, at about 2 pm, acting on reliable information received, Police Operatives attached to ‘A’ Division Suleja arrested one Umar Ahmed age.
“Preliminary investigation has revealed that the children who are of ages ranging between 2-10 years were on several occasions, physically abused by the suspect which made them have scars all over their bodies,” he said
The spokesman said that the suspect used chains to tie their legs when they misbehave.
He said that the victims were handed over to the Niger State Child Right Agency pending when the investigation will be concluded.
