NIS hands over 4 Libya- bound victims of trafficking to NAPTIP in Kebbi
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has handed over to NAPTIP, four victims from Lagos state arrested in Kebbi while allegedly on their way to Libya.
The four victims, three females of age 22, 22, 30 and a male of 30 years, were traveling alone when they were arrested by immigration personnel in Yauri Local Government Area of Kebbi.
The Comptroller of the NIS in the state, Mrs Rabi Bashir-Nuhu, made this known while addressing newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Monday.
“It is a pity that in spite of our calls, talks and advice to people, especially youth on being careful in search of their daily meal, they still don’t listen.
“The victims were intercepted at Yauri border patrol on Wednesday and Friday as they were travelling from Lagos to Sokoto.
“Thought they are grown up and fully matured, our officers became suspicious of them as they are being trafficked out to work in Libya. Some of them will be enslaved and mishandled, and their organs will be harvested without their knowledge.
“The male among them said he was going to Libya to secure a plumbing and bricklaying job.
“I wonder upon all the opportunities abound here in Nigeria, where it is even peaceful and secured, someone will go to Libya for work in spite of the security challenges therein!
“We have to apply Pact 10 and 11 of Immigration Act 2015, receive them and hand them over to NAPTIP,” she said.
The comptroller assured that NIS would not allow any suspicious character or person profiting from human trafficking to pass its net in the state.
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In their responses, the male victim, confirmed that he was going to Libya to get a job.
“I know someone in Libya whom I already contacted, and he said I should come, and my hope was to get job their for either plumbing and bricklaying,” he said.
Receiving the victims, the Head of Operation of NAPTIP in the state, Alhaji Sadiq Atiku, said that the agency would undertake thorough investigation of the matter.
“We thank NIS for making our job easier and we are going to investigate thoroughly.
” We have so far successfully arraigned some of the suspected traffickers who have connections with previous victims of trafficking as handed over to us by NIS,” he said.
Atiku commended NIS for collaborating with the agency to eradicate human trafficking in the country.
NIS hands over 4 Libya- bound victims of trafficking to NAPTIP in Kebbi
