File image: NSCDC operatives

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Kano State Command, has foiled an alleged attempt to traffic two minors and arrested two suspects in connection with the incident.

A statement released on Thursday by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Ibrahim Abdullahi, said the suspects were apprehended at Wailari in Kano following a report by a family member of one of the victims.

“The suspects, identified as Sadiq Muhammad Abdullahi, 25, and Destiny Joseph, 18, were arrested at Wailari, Kano, following a report by a family member of one of the victims,” the statement said.

According to the statement, the two suspects confessed to committing the alleged crime.