They hire out these innocent children and position them at the roadsides at busy intersections and bus stops, where they use them for alms begging.
According to Jonathan Machler, the executive director of the Coalition of the Abolition of Prostitution, prostitution is a form of violence and not a job.
Ten of the recently rescued victims were intercepted along the Daura-Kongolon road while heading to Europe through Niger Republic and Libya.
Tanzanian and Kenyan leaders have agreed to step up the fight against cross-border criminals, including human traffickers and poachers.
Mr Ekweremadu appeared in court on Thursday, where the judge announced that he will remain in Custody till the end of October for the next hearing.
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.
