The agency said the girls, whose ages range from 19 to 39 years, were intercepted at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja.
The comptroller of the Illela border command, Tony Akuneme, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday.
He stressed the need for effective synergy between the agencies to curb human trafficking.
The governor made the call when NAPTIP director-general Binta Adamu-Bello visited him in Abuja on Tuesday.
Mr Barde said that stakeholders’ engagement remained a key focus area for the command to enhance collaboration in the fight against trafficking.
He said the suspect had earlier been arrested in 2020 in Benin,
The United Nations Alliance of Civilisations (UNAOC) has awarded the ‘Talkam Human Rights App’ for its accurate reporting of human rights abuses in Nigeria.
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, Kano zonal command, has received 10 rescued victims of human trafficking.
The director-general of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Binta Adamu-Bello, has emphasised the need for collective efforts to combat gender-based violence
The comptroller added that it was also to protect migrants and address the root causes that contribute to the proliferation of smuggling networks.
