A new set of 58 Nigerian women and children have been rescued from human traffickers in Ghana.
The number brings to 105, the number of Nigerians rescued from Ghana within the last three months.
Chief Callistus Elozieuwa, Chairman NIDO Board of Trustees in Ghana disclosed this to the Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa when she stopped by to visit the trafficked victims at their location in Accra.
A statement on Saturday by the Commission’s Head of Media and Public Relations, Abdur-Rahman Balogun confirmed the development.
According to Balogun,
47 of the rescued victims are from Kano State, five from Katsina State , two from Jigawa State while the remaining four are from Kaduna State.
The statement said 11 girls earlier rescued from human traffickers in Ghana have been repatriated back to Nigeria.
The statement said some persons suspected to be working as agents for the human traffickers have been apprehended and handed over to security agencies and NAPTIP for necessary profiling and prosecutions.
Dabiri-Erewa, commended NIDO Ghana, under the leadership of the Board of Trustees Chairman, Chief Callistus Elozieuwa and his team and the Acting Nigerian High Commissioner to Ghana, Amb. Ifedayo Adeoye and his team as well as
Ghanaian law enforcement agencies, for their cooperation.
The rescued women and children are on their way back to Nigeria where they will be properly profiled and counselled, by NAPTIP, reunite with their families and rehabilitated by their various state governments. (vitalnewsngr.com)
