By Umar F. Ibrahim
Four victims suspected to have been trafficked from various part of the states were rescued by the Nigerian Immigration Service in Jigawa state.
The state commander of the NIS, Isma’il Abba Aliyu revealed this on Friday while parading the victims at the command’s headquarters in Dutse, the state capital, said men of his command working along Kazaure, Babura and Ringim axes were responsible for the interception of four suspected trafficked ladies en route Libya at Gurai village in Babura local government area of Jigawa State.
According to the commander, the personnel have also arrested an accomplice of the victims by the name of Mukhtari Zubairu that is also a level 13 officer at the Babura local government area council.
He said: -“The victims were rescued at Gurai village in Jigawa/Katsina border before onward to Tripoli in Libya via the Niger Republic”.
He explained that all the victims are from four different states of Osun, Ogun, Lagos and Akwa Ibom and ranging from 16-33 years of age.
Isma’il Abba Aliyu stressed that the command will hand over to NAPTIP for profiling and further investigation.