Immigration Rescues 10 Victims of Human Trafficking in Jigawa 

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Immigration Rescues 10 Victims of Human Trafficking in Jigawa

By: Ahmed Aminu Dutse

The Jigawa State Command of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has rescued ten victims of human trafficking during a midnight operation near Nigeria-Niger border.

The NIS Comptroller, Mr. T Musa said the victims were intercepted at Tsamiyar Kwance village in Babura Local Government Area of the state by the NIS ‘Operation Salama’ patrol team.
The comptroller said that the eight females and two males were on their way to Europe through illegal migration channels.
Musa added that the victims, aged  between 21 and 30, were from Ogun, Oyo, Ondo, and Imo states.
He gave their names as Alatise Damilola,  29, from Oyo State, Ayomide Adeyemi, 24, and Lateef Jumoke, 30 from Ondo State, 29-year-old Wisdom Chikwu Emeka from Imo, and Emyola Adeoye, 24, from Ogun.
Others are Soneye Abigeal, 22, Ogunleye Temitope, 29, Osirowo Rebecca, 21, Oniyide Kabirat, 27, and Azizat Adaranijo, 26, all from Ogun State.
He said during interrogation, they told officials that they were going through Babura, Niger Republic and Libya, and eventually to Europe via the Mediterranean Sea.
The Syndicate reports that the victims have been handed over to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) for further investigation.
The comptroller expressed concern over the rising cases of human trafficking and illegal migration, urging parents to monitor their children and prevent them from falling prey to traffickers.

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