The Taraba State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Thursday said it had rescued two abducted children in Lau Local Government Area of the State on Wednesday.
The two children were abducted from their community in Askira Uba, in Borno State, Aliyu Ndanusa, Taraba Commandant of NSCDC, told journalists in Jalingo, the State capital.
The commandant named the children as Yakubu Usman, 9 and Umaru Muhammed 7, both from Askira Uba community of Borno.
Ndanusa explained that men of the command got a hint of the abduction through its intelligence and trailed the abductors to their hideout in Lau.
The abductors ran away on sighting operatives of the NSCDC, leaving the two children behind, Ndanusa said.
“We have already contacted the families and will soon reunite them with their parents,” he said.
Ndanusa, who noted that there was no hiding place for criminals in Taraba, said men of the command were working to apprehend the perpetrators.
He advised parents across the country to be vigilant to avoid a recurrence of such an ugly incident.
