MEN of the Nigerian Army have intercepted and rescued fourteen minors from the claws of human traffickers while three suspected human traffickers were arrested in the process. Both the victims and suspected traffickers were handed over to the operatives of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking In Persons (NAPTIP). She disclosed that preliminary investigation revealed that the victims were taken from Riom Local Government Area of Plateau state, and on their way to Ekpoma, Edo State before they were intercepted and rescued. The statement indicated that the suspects claimed that the parents of the 14 children gave them consent to take the children and send them to various households for domestic labour. According to her, “This is what the National referral mechanism, being put in place by NAPTIP and relevant organisations, aims to achieve.

Source: Nigerian Tribune February 19, 2019 16:17 UTC