NAPTIP rescues 10 Niger Republic-bound victims of human trafficking
Ten victims of human trafficking on their way to Niger Republic to be used as labourers have been rescued by the Kano State Command of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking In Persons (NAPTIP).
Zonal Coordinator of the Command, Abdullahi Babale, stated this on Friday, in an interview. “The Agency in collaboration with the Joint Border Task Force, rescued the 10 victims.”
The NAPTIP coordinator noted that “The victims were recruited from Kogi, Delta, Kwara, Oyo, Ondo, Lagos, Ogun and Osun states.”
He added that the rescued victims were between the ages of 9 and 28 years, while two of them were males and eight females.
He stressed that they were currently undergoing counselling in a shelter, while efforts were being made to unite them with their families.
(NAN)
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