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Six-Month-Old Infant Among Four Human Trafficking Victims Detained By Nigeria Immigration In Badagry
Six-Month-Old Infant Among Four Human Trafficking Victims Detained By Nigeria Immigration In Badagry....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Lagos Border Patrol Command at Seme in Badagry, has intercepted a six-month-old baby along with three other individuals suspected of being victims of human trafficking…….. CONTINUE READING
Comptroller Peter Adache, head of the command, revealed this during a briefing with the media in Badagry on Friday, July 26, 2024. He stated that the group, including their traffickers—a couple—was apprehended on Monday at around 1:30 p.m. on Kankon Owode Road in Badagry.
Adache explained that the victims and their traffickers were en route to Burkina Faso via the Republic of Benin and lacked proper travel documents when they were intercepted at the Owode Border.
“None of them had any travel documents at the time of their interception,” Adache noted.
During questioning, it was disclosed that one of the suspected traffickers, a food vendor from Burkina Faso, had persuaded the victims to accompany her with promises of good employment and salaries in Burkina Faso. She coordinated with her husband, a Benin Republic citizen, to arrange the transportation of the victims and the baby.
“The couple covered all travel and feeding expenses for the six individuals,” Adache added.
The victims are set to be handed over to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) to facilitate their reunification with their families.
“This is a distressing situation, and we cannot ignore it. I have been directed by the Assistant Controller General of Immigration in charge of Zone A to transfer them to NAPTIP,” Adache said.
The Lagos Border Patrol Command remains committed to upholding immigration regulations and protecting Nigerians, ensuring the reintegration of trafficking victims with their families.
One of the victims, a mother of the six-month-old baby, explained that she had agreed to travel with the traffickers after her husband abandoned her. She said, “After giving birth, my husband left us, and with no support, I agreed to go to Burkina Faso for the promised job opportunities. The journey has been challenging, and I want to return home now that we’ve been apprehended.”
The victims were later handed over to Ibraheem Ogunbiyi, Assistant Director and Head of the Counseling and Rehabilitation Unit at NAPTIP, Lagos Zonal Command, who was representing Comfort Agboko, the NAPTIP Zonal Commander for Lagos.
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