Kano: Navy says suspected traffickers nabbed, 18 victims rescued

The rescue operation occurred at about 10:00 p.m. in the Rijiyar Lemu and Bachirawa areas.

News Agency of Nigeria • February 7, 2023

Navy Operatives

The Nigerian Navy says it arrested two suspected human traffickers and rescued 18 victims in the Rijiyar Lemu area of Kano.

A statement signed by the director of naval information, Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, said the rescue operation occurred at about 10:00 p.m. on Saturday.

According to the navy, the rescue followed a tip-off from a naval officer in the Finance and Logistics College, Dawakin Tofa, whose sister was recently trafficked through Kano en route to Libya and France.

Yhe college’s internal security team mounted a detailed reconnaissance of the Rijiyar Lemu and Bachirawa areas, where the victims were locked up in an uncompleted building, said the navy.

Two suspected traffickers were arrested. Others are on the run.

The navy revealed that those rescued were taken to the college for medical examination and other necessary attention.

“The victims have been handed over to the Kano zonal office of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons for necessary action,” it added.

(NAN)

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