11 women who were intended to be transported to Libya have been freed

 11 women who were intended to be transported to Libya have been freed The Anti-Human Trafficking Agency of Nigeria said it is investiga...

 11 women who were intended to be transported to Libya have been freed

The Anti-Human Trafficking Agency of Nigeria said it is investigating the incident that led to the trafficking of 11 Nigerian women from the country.

The girls were rescued in the neighboring country of the Republic of Niger when a group of human traffickers intended to transport them to Libya.

The girls, who were all teenagers, were brought back home to Nigeria and handed over to the National Anti-Trafficking Agency, NAPTIP, Sokoto branch.

The NAPTIP commander of Sokoto zone, Abubakar Tabra told the BBC that the officers of the National Immigration Service, Illela branch received the girls at the end of last week, saying that they have now started an investigation with the aim of arresting them. who are suspected of trafficking the girls?

He also said that efforts are being made to find the relatives of the girls to reunite them with their families.

The information gathered shows that the victims are from southern Nigeria.

According to reports, their phones and belongings were stolen from them in the forests of the Republic of Niger, where they were abandoned by their traffickers before the Niger Police officers rescued them and handed them over to the immigration officials. of Nigeria at the border.

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