Two Officers of the Nigerian Immigration Service NIS, Araoyinbo Oluwadare and Gabriel Awosanmi have been suspended for aiding and abating human trafficking. The suspension was announced by the spokesman to the agency Mr Sunday James on Friday. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, Oluwadare, a Senior Inspector of Immigration, and Awosanmi, an Immigration Assistant 1, were arrested at the Lagos International Airport on Thursday night. Naija News understands that they were both accused of facilitating the attempt trafficking of six underage girls to Oman and Kuwait through an Ethiopian Airlines flight. James said, “The Comptroller General of Immigration, Muhammad Babandede, has ordered the suspension of the above mentioned from duties with immediate effect in line with Service Rules and Regulations.

Source: Ethiopian News March 09, 2018 16:07 UTC