Officials of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) have reunited seven victims of human trafficking with their families in Dambatta local government area of Kano state.
The victims, who were transferred to NAPTIP by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), were received last Saturday by the Kano/Jigawa Zonal Command of the agency.
According to a statement by the Kano Zonal Command spokesperson of agency, Mohammed Habeeb on Wednesday that the victims were rescued during a stop-and-search operation by NSCDC officers while travelling from Jigawa and Katsina states to Lokoja, Kogi State, in the company of their teacher whose name is withheld.
He explained that upon their transfer to NAPTIP, the victims were provided shelter and psychosocial support before being safely reunited with their families.
Habeeb said preliminary investigations revealed that the victims were being taken to Lokoja for exploitative labour.
The agency said its operatives remain on high alert and urged parents, guardians and other stakeholders to be vigilant about the movement of children, particularly during the festive period.
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