The Chairman/CEO of the Nigerian in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa has revealed that eight young girls trafficked to Ghana have been rescued and brought back to Nigeria.
Dabiri-Erewa, who revealed this in a statement signed by Head of Media, Public Relations, and Protocol, Gabriel Odu, said that a 28-year-old Nigerian, Favour Ugwu, one of the traffickers, was arrested and jailed for eight years in prison by the court in Ghana on account of human trafficking.
She said that the rescued girls have been handed over to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) to ensure that the girls have safe and comfortable accommodations pending their formal rehabilitation and reintegration with their families
The rescued girls, aged between 15 and 22, jail from various states across Nigeria, including Ebonyi, Akwa-Ibom, and Cross River, were lured to Ghana under false promises of employment but were forced into sexual exploitation.
She noted that there are still many more trafficked victims waiting to be rescued and thanked the Ghanaian security agencies for their cooperation.
