NAPTIP rescues 350 Nigerians trafficked to Libya, arrest 6 traffickers in 9 months | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News

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The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) on Tuesday said it had rescued 350 Nigerians trafficked to Libya, as well as arrested six traffickers, from January till date.

Mr Aganran Alao, the Zonal Commander, NAPTIP, Lagos, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria .

“The agency is committed to ensuring that human trafficking is reduced to the barest minimum and we would ensure that it happens. “The public must always ensure that traffickers don’t prey on their desperation, as this is one of the major ways that traffickers lure people into the system,” he said.Alao revealed that the agency had begun a media campaign and community awareness at the grassroots level because grassroots people were soft targets for traffickers.

 

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