NAPTIP seeks family of 11-year-old boy found at Kano airport

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Kano Zonal Command, has appealed to the public to help locate the family of an 11-year-old boy found at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano.

The boy, identified as Abubakar Mohamed, was reportedly brought to the airport by his stepmother, who allegedly abandoned him at the airport’s motor park.

According to information released by NAPTIP, the boy hails from Bafoussam, Cameroon, and has no identification documents.

The agency said the boy refers to his father as “Baffa” and his mother as “Inna”. He also identified his brothers as Manu, Dahiru and Bahi, while his sisters are Zainab and Hauwa.

The boy is currently in the custody of NAPTIP’s Kano Zonal Command, located at No. 98 Foundation Road, Farm Centre, Nasarawa Local Government Area, Kano State.

In a public announcement, the agency’s Head of Public Enlightenment, Umar Muhammad, urged anyone with useful information that could help identify the boy’s family or reunite him with his relatives to contact the command.

Members of the public can contact NAPTIP Kano on 07080601800, use the toll-free number available to Airtel subscribers, or send an email to [email protected].

NAPTIP’s headquarters in Abuja can also be contacted through its toll-free lines, 0800 2255 6278 47 and 0703 000 0203. MTN subscribers can also use the short code 627.

NAPTIP urged the public to share the information widely to help identify the boy’s family and ensure his safe reunification with his relatives.