The Rivers State Government said on Friday that seven girls had been rescued from a bar in Rumuokwurusi, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area where they were used as sex workers.
The state Commissioner for Social Welfare and Rehabilitation, Mrs. Inime Aguma, who disclosed this while speaking with journalists in Port Harcourt, on the occasion of International Day against Trafficking in Persons, said the girls would soon be reunited with their families.
While stating that the state government led by Governor Nyesom Wike has zero tolerance for trafficking, she said the girls were now in the protective custody of the ministry, adding that efforts were ongoing to identify families of the girls.
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