NAPTIP arrests 2 civil servants for allegedly defiling 13-year-old girl

The operatives of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has arrested two staff of the Federal Ministry of Youths and Sports, Abuja, for allegedly defiling a 13-year-old girl. The suspects, Salisu Sabiu (55) and Ibrahim Mansur Yola (51), who live in the same neighbourhood with the victim in Dutse, a […]

The operatives of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has arrested two staff of the Federal Ministry of Youths and Sports, Abuja, for allegedly defiling a 13-year-old girl.

The suspects, Salisu Sabiu (55) and Ibrahim Mansur Yola (51), who live in the same neighbourhood with the victim in Dutse, a suburb of the FCT, were arrested following a tip-off by a Good Samaritan who learnt of the dastardly act.

The suspects, who were said to have confessed to committing the offence, would be charged to court and prosecuted under the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act, 2015, NAPTIP said.

The DG of NAPTIP, Dame Julie Okah-Donli, while reacting to the arrest, condemned the abominable act and lauded the effort of the well-meaning Nigerian who reported the case to NAPTIP.

She added that the agency would ensure that justice was served through diligent prosecution of the case.

She used the opportunity to draw the attention of the public to the whistle-blowing policy of the agency, which she encouraged members of the public to make use of in reporting suspected cases of human trafficking and exploitation, while assuring whistle-blowers of their complete anonymity and protection by the agency.