NAPTIP Arrest Suspected Male Human Trafficker
…Rescue Victim
By Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu
National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, Anambra state Command in collaboration with Nigeria Immigration Service Anambra State Command last Tuesday arrested a suspected male human trafficker and rescued the female victim.
This was made known in a release signed by the Public Relations Officers, Okafor Anthony (ASC) and made available to newsmen in Awka.
According to the statement, ‘The suspect who resides in Onitsha, Anambra State in conjunction with his syndicates who based in Edo state and Dubai respectively, lured the victim from Edo state to Anambra state.
‘The suspect was arrested at immigration office while he was trying to procure Nigerian international passport for the victim to be trafficked to Dubai with.
‘Meanwhile, the victim had been taken to a safe home by NAPTIP while investigation is ongoing,’ the statement read.