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Police seize 95 children in Islamic school raid

Parents wait to meet their children who were arrested at Alfalalh Madrassa in Mombasa yesterday. [Maarufu Mohamed, Standard]

Armed police yesterday picked 95 children from a Madrassa in Likoni, Mombasa County, in connection with a child trafficking investigation.

Police suspect the children are victims of a child trafficking syndicate spanning several nations and two continents.

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