NSCDC Foils Human Trafficking, 10 Suspected Victims Intercepted in FCT

Ten people who are purportedly being groomed for international migration and are suspected of being victims of human trafficking have been apprehended by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Federal Capital Territory command.

In a statement released on Monday, April 22, 2024, the command spokesperson, Samuel Idoko, stated that the group was stopped by NSCDC officers at Zuba Motor Park in Abuja when they returned from Minna, Niger State, where they had allegedly gone to process their international passports at the sponsor’s request.

Nine women and one man, all claiming to be from Ondo State, were among the victims, who ranged in age from 24 to 34. Eighty thousand naira had been spent by each of them to obtain their foreign passports.

One anonymous sponsor living in Okitipupa, Ondo State, offered the suspects migration overseas for ready-made positions, especially in North Africa and Canada.

The victims were accosted at Zuba motor park, Abuja, by officers of the command, following a tip-off on their return from Minna, Niger State, where they had gone to process their international passport as directed by their sponsor,” the statement read.

“It was gathered that each of them 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.”

Olusola Odumosu, the FCT Commandant, issued a warning about the dangers of traveling overseas illegally.

Odumosu highlighted the danger of exploitation and servitude and urged people to be skeptical of promises of a brighter future. [CONTINUE READING HERE]