The Nigerian Navy (NN) has arrested two human traffickers and rescued 18 victims of human trafficking at about 10pm on Saturday 4 February 2023 at Rijiyar Lemu in Ungogo Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano State.
A statement signed by the Naval Director of Information, Commodore Ayo-Vaughan reads that the rescue was done sequel to a tip off from an officer in the Nigerian Navy Finance and Logistics College (NNFLC) Dawakin Tofa whose sister was being trafficked through Kano enroute Libya and France.
The Statement reads: "The Nigerian Navy has rescued 18 victims of human trafficking at about 10pm on Saturday 4 February 2023 at Rijiyar Lemu in Ungogo Local Government Area of Kano State. The rescue was done sequel to a tip off from an officer in the Nigerian Navy Finance and Logistics College (NNFLC) Dawakin Tofa whose sister was being trafficked through Kano enroute Libya and France."
"Upon receipt of the information, the NNFLC internal security team swung into action. The team localized Rijiyar Lemu and Bachirawa areas where detailed reconnaissance led to the rescue of the victims who were housed in an uncompleted building. Furthermore, 2 of the suspected traffickers were arrested while others are at large."
"Also, the Kano Zonal office of National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and other related matters (NAPTIP) in Kano was informed. Consequently, the suspects and victims were handed over to NAPTIP for interrogation and further necessary action on Monday 6 February 2023."
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