By Jemilu Hassan
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The police have handed over 12 rescued victims of human trafficking to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP.
The agency’s Zonal Commander, Mr Abdullahi Babale, on Tuesday, in Kano, disclosed this while receiving the rescued victims rescued from the Kano State Police Command.
According to Babale, the state police arrested three suspects, Shafi’u Salisu, 25, of Bachirawa Quarters, Kano, Rebecca Adebayo, 22, of Kwara State and Mujibat Olagoke, 27, from Oyo State in connection with the trafficking, noting that the rescued victims aged between 15 and 40, were all females.
He said, “The victims were rescued on Aug. 3, at about 4:15pm along Tsanyawa Federal Highway, Kano by a team of policemen attached to Tsanyawa Division, on their way to Libya for labour exploitation.
“The 12 rescued victims are from Ondo, Ogun, Oyo, Kwara, and Imo States.”
Babale, who praised the police command for their support, said the suspects would be charged in court upon completion of investigations and also urged parents to protect their children from being exploited in the name of seeking greener pastures.
He urged the public to report suspicious cases of human traffickers and trafficking in their respective communities to appropriate authorities for prompt action.