The Nigerian Navy on Saturday rescued 18 victims of human trafficking at Rijiyar Lemu in Ungogo Local Government Area of Kano State. The rescue was done following a tip off from an officer in the Nigerian Navy Finance and Logistics College (NNFLC) Dawakin Tofa whose sister was being trafficked through Kano enroute Libya and France. In a statement released by the Navy Spokesman, Commodore Ayo Vaughan revealed that the NNFLC internal security team localized Rijiyar Lemu and Bachirawa areas where detailed reconnaissance led to the rescue of the victims who were housed in an uncompleted building. Two of the suspected traffickers were arrested while others are at large.
The victims were kept in custody of the College where medication and other necessary attention were offered. The Kano Zonal office of National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and other related matters (NAPTIP) in Kano has taken custody of the suspects and victims for further investigation
