Friday, December 13, 2024 -The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Kano Zonal Command, has received 10 rescued victims of human trafficking.
The agency’s Zonal Commander, Mr Abdullahi Babale, said this on
Thursday, December 12, 2024, in Kano while receiving the victims from the Kano
State Police Command.
He said that the victims were rescued on Dec. 7 at about 2.40 p.m. in a
house situated at Rijiyar Lemu Quarters in Kano by a team of policemen, led by
Bala Shuaibu a CSP.
Babale added that the rescued victims, aged between 22 and 42, comprised
six females and four males, explaining that “they were on their way to Libya
for labour exploitation
“The rescued victims are from Delta, Edo, Osun, Ogun,and Lagos
states," he said.
The zonal commander commended the Commissioner of Police in Kano State,
Mr Salman Dogo-Garba, for his support and cooperation toward rescuing the
victims
He said that the victims would be counselled and rehabilitated before
reuniting them with their families and urged parents to protect their children
from being exploited and into slavery in the name of seeking for greener
pasture.
He urged the public to report suspicious cases of human trafficking in their respective communities.
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