The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has rescued ten victims of human trafficking in Jigawa State. The NIS Comptroller in the state, Mr. Tahir Musa, disclosed this during a news briefing in Dutse on Tuesday, January 14, 2025.
He revealed that the victims were intercepted on Sunday at Tsamiyar Kwance in Babura Local Government Area.
According to Musa, the victims, aged between 21 and 30, included two males and eight females. They were intercepted by the NIS Operation Salama team at 1:00 p.m. while attempting to cross into the Niger Republic en route to Europe.
“Upon their interception and subsequent profiling, they confessed to being transported from various locations in Nigeria to Kano State and then Babura, with the intention of traveling through Niger to Libya, from where they planned to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Europe,” Musa explained.
The victims hail from different states, including Ogun (six victims), Ondo (two victims), Oyo (one victim), and Imo (one victim).
Musa stressed the need for parents to monitor their children to prevent them from falling prey to traffickers who lure them with false promises of a better life abroad.
He commended the leadership of the Comptroller-General of NIS, Mrs. Kemi Nandap, and the support of the Jigawa State Government for their efforts in combating irregular migration.
Musa emphasized the agency’s commitment to reducing such activities to the barest minimum in the state.
The victims have been handed over to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) for further investigation and necessary actions.
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