NAPTIP rescues 13-year-old girl trafficked to Burkina Faso and forced into prostitution

Friday, February 6, 2026 - The Ogun State Command of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has successfully repatriated a 13-year-old victim of s3x trafficking from Burkina Faso to Nigeria.

The victim, a tailoring apprentice, was reportedly trafficked to the French-speaking country last year by her 26-year-old divorced employer, Omotola Adedibu.

According to NAPTIP, the teenager was subjected to s3xual exploitation in Burkina Faso and forced to engage in s3xual activities with multiple men daily in order to repay a debt of 1.3 million CFA francs to a woman identified as Madam Sweet.

The Ogun State Commander of NAPTIP, Abosede Jimoh, disclosed this on Thursday, February 5, 2026 while speaking with journalists during a sensitisation programme on human trafficking held at Gateway Secondary School, Ita Iyalode, Abeokuta

“One of the recent breakthroughs recorded by the agency is the successful repatriation of a 13-year-old victim of trafficking from Burkina Faso back to Abeokuta,” Jimoh said.

“The victim was a tailoring apprentice under a 26-year-old divorcee, Omotola Adedibu, who, alongside others now at large, trafficked the minor to Burkina Faso for s3xual exploitation,” she added.

Jimoh explained that investigations revealed the victim was forced to engage in s3xual activities daily, including during her menstrual periods, to repay a debt of 1.3 million CFA francs to a woman identified as Madam Sweet, a situation she endured for over six months

“The good news is that the principal suspect, Omotola Adedibu, has been arrested and will soon be charged to court to answer for her actions”, Jimoh continued.

The NAPTIP commander noted that Ogun State remains endemic in terms of human trafficking, stressing the need for all stakeholders to collaborate with the agency to combat the crime in the state and across Nigeria.

She explained that the sensitization programme was organized to educate schoolchildren—who are particularly vulnerable to deception—on the dangers of human trafficking and to equip them with the knowledge needed to identify, resist, and report trafficking-related activities.