NSCDC Rescues 10 Human Trafficking Victims in Abuja

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), FCT Command, has intercepted 10 victims of human trafficking at Zuba motor park in Abuja.

A statement by NSCDC FCT Command spokesperson, Samuel Idoko, revealed that the rescued victims, aged between 24 and 34, comprised of one male and nine females, all claiming to be indigenes of Ondo State.

Upon interrogation, it was discovered that the victims were being sponsored for illegal migration abroad.

“The victims were accosted at Zuba motor park, Abuja, by officers of the command, following a tip-off of their return from Minna, where they had gone to process their International passports as directed by their sponsor.

“The victims confessed to have paid N80,000 to facilitate the procurement of the International passport.

“They also confessed to being promised migration abroad to undertake ready-made jobs, especially in North Africa and Canada by a yet-to-be-identified sponsor, who, according to them, resides in Okitipupa, Ondo state,” Idoko said.

The victims have been handed over to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Person (NAPTIP) by the NSCDC Commandant, Olusola Odumosu.

Odumosu warned against being lured into illegal migration schemes, stating, “Be careful of the type of people that are promising you a better future abroad.

Don’t be desperate because some of them might end up ruining your life; they deceive you and collect huge sums of money from you for ready-made jobs, whereas, you may end up in slavery or forced to be sex workers.

“If you must travel abroad, follow the right channel that will give you peace of mind, don’t allow somebody to seize your international passport abroad, and place you under an oath that you will regret.”