Missionary pastor Traffickers caught and exposed in Bayelsa state

A fake missionary pastor who traffics children has been caught and exposed in bayelsa state. The trafficking team is said to be a 4-man traffickers, which the self acclaimed missionary pastor was the leader were paraded before news men in Bayelsa state today by officials of the state's Department of State Security Service .

36 children (12 boys, 24 girls) drawn from different parts of the country were found in their custody. The children are mostly from Kaduna, Kebbi and Zamfara states.

They were allegedly taken from their parents in the guise of providing them with better living conditions and education but were turned into domestic workers. They were transported to states like Rivers, Enugu, Edo and Lagos where they serve as housemaids.

The fake pastor missionary denied using the children as domestic workers. He said he collects the children from their parents and hands them over to people who have "christian hearts" and will send them to school.

Tonbra Alazigha, who happened to be the only female in the 4 man trafficking team said she ran a charity organization where she caters for the needs of the children and allegedly sends them to school. Her claim was however refuted by one of the rescued children who said she worked at a farm in Bayelsa. One of the children said the opposite

"She tell me say she will put me in school. She register me but I use to go farm. I use to sell water fo
r her. The person that brought me don't know about it" she said

One of the rescued boys confirmed that they worked in farms and sold water for the lady. The 36 children are now in the custody of the Bayelsa state  security force