Osun Police arrests suspected human trafficker

<p>The suspect said when he got to the man’s house in Kano, he met so many girls that were being processed for the journey to Libya.</p>, <p>Noting that the applied force has amounted to unprofessional conduct, Adeh disclosed “the officers involved have been duly noted for sanction”.</p>, <p>“They have no regard for elders and leaders…They obstruct policemen or vigilante members from arresting any suspect when the need arises,” Adeh said.</p>, <p>The suspects were accused of intimidation, attack, assault and robbery, as well as consumption and peddling of illicit drugs.</p>, <p>“The cut-to-suit narrative in the video in circulation was a scene of police officers trying to apply minimum force in restoring order,” she said.</p>, <p>DAILY POST gathered that three of the girls later escaped from Muideen’s den in Kano and got in touch with their parents who reported the matter to the police.</p>, <p>“After taking the food and drinks, the girls slept off and later woke up in Kano State en route to Tripoli, capital of Libya.”</p>, <p>The girls were to be trafficked via the Tripoli corridor in Libya.</p>, <p>On the recorded assault, the PRO said the suspects were violent during arrest and while officers took their statements at the police division in Mabushi.</p>, <p>The gang members were alleged to have on March 30, stabbed 10 residents, brutalised many, and vandalised vehicles in the community.</p>, <p>Adeh said a raid was conducted following complaints from three independent sources over activities of a gang in Gishiri village.</p>, <p>The complainants fingered three ex-convicts, Awalu, Balo and Baba Ali as the masterminds, the spokesperson noted.</p>, <p>The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has taken 40 suspected members of a criminal syndicate into custody.</p>, <p>Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, in a statement on Monday, also defended the beating of some of the suspects in a viral video.</p>, <p>The Spokesperson of the Osun State Police Command, Yemisi Opalola confirmed the arrest.</p>, <