Police hand over 10 human trafficking victims to NAPTIP in Kano

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, Kano Zonal Command, has received 10 rescued victims of human trafficking.

The agency’s Zonal Commander, Mr Abdullahi Babale, made the disclosure on Thursday in Kano while receiving the victims from the Nigeria Police Force, Kano State Command.

According to him, the victims were rescued on December 7 at about 2.40 p.m. in a house located at Rijiyar Lemu Quarters in Kano by a team of policemen led by CSP Bala Shuaibu.

Babale added that the rescued victims, aged between 22 and 42, comprised six females and four males, explaining that “they were on their way to Libya for labour exploitation.

“The rescued victims are from Delta, Edo, Osun, Ogun, and Lagos states.”

The Zonal Commander commended the Commissioner of Police in Kano State, Mr Salman Dogo-Garba, for his support and cooperation in rescuing the victims.

The police boss said, “The victims would be counselled and rehabilitated before reuniting them with their respective families.”

He also urged parents to protect their children from being exploited and lured into slavery in the name of seeking greener pastures.

Similarly, Dogo Garba urged the public to report suspicious cases of human trafficking in their respective communities for prompt action.