NiDCOM rescues 8 more Nigerian girls trafficked to Ghana
Eight more young girls trafficked to Ghana have been rescued and brought back to Nigeria. This is in addition to the 105 girls rescued from Ghana earlier. Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, while receiving the girls in Lagos, thanked the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, for facilitating their return. Gabriel Odu, a […]
Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM)
Eight more young girls trafficked to Ghana have been rescued and brought back to Nigeria.
This is in addition to the 105 girls rescued from Ghana earlier.
Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, while receiving the girls in Lagos, thanked the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, for facilitating their return.
Gabriel Odu, a spokesman for the agency, in a statement on Thursday, said the rescued girls have been handed over to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) to ensure that the girls have safe and comfortable accommodations pending their formal rehabilitation and reintegration with their families.
The rescued girls, aged between 15 and 22, hail from various states across Nigeria, including Ebonyi, Akwa-Ibom, Imo, Plateau, and Cross River.
The statement said they were lured to Ghana under false promises of employment but were forced into sexual exploitation.
Abike Dabiri-Erewa noted that there were still many more trafficked victims waiting to be rescued and thanked the Ghanaian security agencies for their cooperation.
She acknowledged the significant role of Chief Callistus Elozieuwa, President, Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO) Ghana Chapter, the Nigerian embassy in Ghana and the Interpol Units of Nigeria and Ghana.
According to the NiDCOM boss, the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is committed to combating human trafficking and protecting the rights of Nigerian citizens both at home and in the Diaspora.
Meanwhile, the statement said a 28-year-old Nigerian, Ms. Favour Ugwu, one of the traffickers, was arrested and jailed for eight years by the court in Ghana on account of human trafficking.