Thirty-five victims of human trafficking intercepted in Niger Republic: NAPTIP
Thirty-five victims of alleged human trafficking have been intercepted in Niger Republic, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking In Persons (NAPTIP) has announced.
This was made known by the Zonal Coordinator of the Agency in Kano, Abdullahi Babale, in Kano on Friday.
Mr Babale said that the rescued victims were handed over to the Nigerian Immigration Service and transferred to NAPTIP at Kongolam International Border Post, Maiadua in Katsina State.
The Coordinator said, “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 recruited and transported 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,” adding that the agency had commenced investigation into the matter.
(NAN)
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