The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has arrested three suspected trans-border human traffickers in Osun. Mr Effeh Ekrika, NAPTIP Zonal Commander, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Osogbo that the suspects were members of a syndicate that specialised in recruiting young girls for prostitution. Ekrika said […]
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has arrested three suspected trans-border human traffickers in Osun. Mr Effeh Ekrika, NAPTIP Zonal Commander, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Osogbo that the suspects were members of a syndicate that specialised in recruiting young girls for prostitution. Ekrika said…The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has arrested three suspected trans-border human traffickers in Osun.
He said, “I got a call from Taraba Commander of NAPTIP on Sunday that some traffickers were planning to take some girls from Taraba to Ghana for prostitution. “The agents then travelled to Lagos on Sunday only for them to be redirected back to Ibadan before they were again redirected to Osogbo. Ekrika advised Nigerians wanting to travel out of the country to do so legally, so as not to fall into the hands of human traffickers.
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