Police handover 10 rescued victims of human trafficking to NAPTIP in Kano
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), has received 10 rescued victims of human trafficking from the Nigeria Police Force in Kano.
The NAPTIP, Kano Zonal Commander, Mr Abdullahi Babale, received the victims from the police command in Kano at a ceremony on Thursday in Kano.
He said that the victims were rescued on Dec. 7 at about 2.40 p.m. at a house situated at Rijiyar-Lemo Quarters in Kano by a team of policemen, led by Bala Shuaibu a CSP.
Babale added that the rescued victims were aged between 22 and 42, comprised six females and four males, saying 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 state Commissioner of Police, 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.
