The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has rescued 52 victims and arrested four suspected human traffickers in Kano State.
According to the agency, it received intelligence report that the victims werre on transit from Delta, Imo, Edo, Ogun, Oyo and Ondo States en-route to Europe via Libya.
It added that on receiving the information, a special operation was coordinated in Kano, Katsina and Jigawa States to rescue the victims and the suspects were arrested by NAPTIP/Joint Border Task Force officers.
In her reaction, the Director General of NAPTIP, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim reiterated the agency’s commitment to fighting human trafficking and the rehabilitation and empowerment of survivors.
She also pledged that the agency would make it difficult for human traffickers and their agents to succeed in their evil operations.
The DG commended the Nigerian Diaspora Commission and the security agencies, especially the Nigeria Immigration Service, for their support to NAPTIP.
Credit:theconclaveng
