Police warn "Registered" Hunters group to remove video

The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) has called for a video of a 13-year-old child circulated by the Hunters’ Search and Rescue Team led by Shamsudeen Ayube to be taken down.

In a statement released moments ago, the TTPS acknowledged the video in which a minor. previously reported missing is depicted in the company of an adult after being located by the team.

Ayube, a national awardee who leads what he says is the “Registered” HSRT is depicted in the video addressing the child directly, stating “You know you have been missing for days and you were with this fella, this kinda hardback man.” The video has thus far been viewed more than half a million times. It has been liked and shared by thousands.