In Daura, the State Police Command of Katsina has rescued nine victims of human trafficking.
Wednesday evening, the victims, who were all female, were transported to the Command’s headquarters in Katsina.Infomation Guide Nigeria
SP Gambo Isah, spokesman for the Command, verified the development Thursday morning.
He stated that the victims were rescued Wednesday evening when a police unit swooped down on a shady neighbourhood in the city.Jamb Result
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Isah stated that the driver who transported the victims from Kano to Daura fled upon seeing police officers.
According to him, the victims confessed during profiling that they were travelling through Niger Republic on their way to Libya.
The Command’s spokesman added: “On the 29, September 2022 at about 4pm, based on credible intelligence, the Command raided a criminal hideout at Daura Local Government Area and rescued the following victims of human trafficking: Timilaye Ojo, 26, of Lagos State; Blessing Joseph, 19, of Edo State; Khadija Abdullahi, 29, of Ondo State; Safiyyat Ahmed, 21, of Lagos State; Precious Nuhu, 22, of Kaduna State; Bolanle Adewusi, 32, of Ogun State; Okpoekwu Eunice, 28, of Enugu State; Kabirat Azeez, 19, of Ondo State, and Taiwo Adeolo, 27, of Ondo State.
“In the course of investigation, the victims stated that they were conveyed from Kano State to Daura by a driver, who on sighting the Police team, abandoned the victims and took to his heels. They further stated that they are en route Libya through the Niger Republic border.”
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