A NAPTIP official said the victims were rescued by operatives of the Nigeria Immigration Service in Kano State and handed over to NAPTIP for further investigation.
“Gone are the days when we think human trafficking is offline. It’s now online. So we have an increase in fake jobs advertorials and fake scholarships.”
Mr Nwanwenne said that the 70 convictions were secured in Edo and Delta, adding that no case had gone to court in Bayelsa.
The victims, aged between 9 and 28 years, were recruited from Kogi, Delta, Kwara, Oyo, Ondo, Lagos, Ogun and Osun states.
Mr Nwanwenne said that the convict was, however, given an option of fine to the tune of N2 million.
Plateau State NAPTIP commander noted that the Ta-hoss community in Riyom is particularly an endemic area for human trafficking minors.
“Some parents force their kids to make money by all means, as they now place value on money over the welfare of their children.”
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The Adamawa police command said some of the children were rescued from Kaduna, Jos, Enugu and other parts of the country.
“Human traffickers have stepped up their game, and the destination of choice of victims of human trafficking was now Dubai.”
“The agency has been there for us when we started Devatop and has continued to stand with us on our ‘Talkam’ human rights project.”
