A National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has
arrested a 40-year-old woman, identified as one Mrs Halimatu Osifo, for
alleged human trafficking in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State.
It was learnt that the suspect, a mother of nine, was arrested in the
Upper Sakponba area, after a tip off and in collaboration with
operatives of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps on June 22.
It was gathered that Osifo, who hails from Igbanke community in
Orhionmwon Local Government Area of the state, had recruited two young
females whom promised to provide with lucrative jobs outside Nigeria.
The suspected was said to have sent the girls, aged 18 and 20 years, to
her daughter, identified as one Blessing aka Stella, for prostitution in
Togo.
After being subjected to the ordeals of prostitution, the victims were
said to have given up their earnings before they were rescued by the
agency.
The Benin Zonal Commander of the agency, Mr. Nduka Nwanwenne, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Sunday.
“As soon as they (victims) arrived Togo, Blessing procured skimpy
dresses and introduced them to prostitution and collected their
earnings,” Nwanwenne stated.
He added, “Exhausted by the ordeals of prostitution, one of the girls,
threw in the towel and said, ‘I will not prostitute again; if they want
to kill me, I am ready to die.
” The girls had to hide some of their earnings to escape before being rescued by NAPTIP.”
According to him, the suspect would be arraigned in court while efforts
were on to track down the suspect’s daughter and her recruiter,
identified as Maxwell.
Reacting to the development, the Director-General of NAPTIP, Julie
Okah-Donli, stated that the Agency would not relent expose human
traffickers anywhere in the country.
Okah-Donli also noted that the agency was gathering intelligence in
endemic communities in Nigeria with a view to getting the perpetrators
out of business.
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