Operatives of the Edo State Command of the Nigeria Police on Thursday rescued six girls and a male who were allegedly being trafficked to Cote d’ Ivoire and Libya.
The girls, who disguised as Muslims by wearing hijab, were intercepted by the police at Isihor police checkpoint, Benin City on the Benin-Lagos road.Addressing journalists, the State police commissioner, Philip Aliyu Ogbadu, said the police were able to intercept the victims following an intelligence report.
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