It has been reported that The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking In Persons (NAPTIP) has rescued 35 victims of alleged human trafficking.
The alleged victims were rescued in Niger Republic and the Zonal Coordinator of the Agency in Kano, Mr. Abdullahi Babale, made this known in an interview on Friday.
According to Abdullahi Babale, the rescued victims were handed over to Nigerian Immigration Service and transferred to NAPTIP at Kongolam International Border Post, Maiadua in Katsina State.
Babale;
“Out of the total number, six of the victims are males and 29 females aged between five and 42 years respectively.”
He said the victims were allegedly transported and recruited from Ondo, Lagos, Enugu, Anambra, Oyo, Imo, Ogun, Ekiti, Edo, Osun, Kogi, and Abia states.
“The victims were on their way to Europe through the Nigerian border,” Babele noted, adding that that the agency had commenced investigation into the matter.
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