Kano Authorities Rescued 18 Victims Of Human Trafficking Service (NIS) in the city of Kano.
A T Yayaji, the state’s NIS Assistant Comptroller, confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Kano.
At Zaria Road and Kurna/Rijiyar Lemo on the Kano-Katsina Road, he claimed, the victims were saved by service personnel on April 26 at around 1:30 p.m.
“Following an informed tip of an unusual suspected movement of migrant smuggling, the victims were rescued by officers and men of Operation Squad (ANTI-SOM) Unit.
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None of the victims had any travel documents, and he claimed that there had been an obvious effort at an illegal border crossing.
According to Yayaji, the victims aged between 21 and 43, comprising four males and 14 females were intercepted while on their way to Libya through Niger Republic for greener pasture.
He said the victims hailed from Edo, Ogun, Oyo,Ondo, Enugu,Lagos and Delta States, adding that they had been handed over to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) to be reunited with their families after counselling.
While urging residents of the state to report cases of trafficking and other related criminal acts to relevant authorities, Yajaji advised parents to desist from sending their wards to seek greener pastures in another country to protect them against slavery and organ harvest among others.
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