NAPTIP Receives Trafficking Victims Repatriated From Ghana, Army Arrests Suspects In Lagos
- May 26
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The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has received 12 Nigerians rescued from a human trafficking network in Ghana as authorities intensify efforts to curb cross-border trafficking and exploitation.
The victims, who were returned to Nigeria through coordinated operations involving the Nigerian High Commission in Ghana and security agencies, included nine young women between the ages of 17 and 19, two adult males, and a baby.
According to NAPTIP, preliminary findings showed that the victims were deceived with promises of well-paying jobs abroad before being trafficked into prostitution and cybercrime activities in Ghana.
Officials of the Lagos Zonal Command received the victims on Tuesday and assured them of support and rehabilitation while investigations continue to identify and prosecute those behind the trafficking operation.
Meanwhile, security operatives in Lagos disrupted another suspected trafficking attempt in the Badagry area of the state.
Troops of the Nigerian Army reportedly intercepted three suspects who were allegedly transporting two female victims toward the Seme border for onward movement to Ghana.
The suspects included a 25-year-old man identified as Sunday and two women said to be part of the trafficking chain. The victims, aged 25 and 19, were rescued during the operation.
Investigators believe the victims were to be handed over to another contact at the border before being moved out of the country. Authorities said one additional suspect linked to the operation remains at large.
NAPTIP said investigations into both cases are ongoing as the agency continues collaboration with security institutions to dismantle trafficking networks operating across West Africa.
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