A Network Of Traditional Leaders Is Helping Kaduna Communities Find Missing Children
Group picture of some traditional leaders at Rigasa ward,Igabi LGA, Kaduna State
By Aisha Gambo
Aisha Muhammed’s daughter was missing. Three-year-old Talatu (not real name) was nowhere to be found.
That cold realisation brought tears to Muhammed’s eyes. “At that time, I could not think straight, I was just crying and begging God to forgive me for my wrongs and bring back my only child,” she said.
Muhammed was expecting her daughter’s return on a Sunday morning. Talatu had slept over at her aunt’s house, a stone throw away from her own home in Rigasa area of Igabi Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna state. When she inquired on the phone about her child, she got the shocking news that Talatu went missing 12 hours ago.
Apparently, Talatu went outside to play with other children in the same compound but, unlike the others, did not return indoors after 6:00 pm. Five…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
