Immigration rescues 10 suspected trafficking victims in Jigawa

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Immigration rescues 10 suspected trafficking victims in Jigawa

Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, Jigawa state Command has rescued 10 victims of suspected trafficking during a midnight operation in Babura local government area of the state.

CIS Musa, the state NIS Comtroller made the disclosure while briefing newsmen in his office in Dutse, saying that the interception was based on “Operation Salama”, carried out on January 12, 2025, at Naira Tsamiyar Kwance in Babura LGA.

According to him, “the victims, comprising eight females and two males, were en route to Europe through irregular migration channels.”

Musa explained that the victims’ ages ranged between 21 and 30 years, with origins from Ogun, Oyo, Ondo and Imo states.

He said interrogations revealed that they were being trafficked from various locations to Kano and onward to Babura, with plans to cross into the Niger Republic, then to Libya, and eventually Europe via the Mediterranean Sea.

The victims have been handed over to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, for rehabilitation and further investigation.