Shafaq News/ Nigeria's National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking inPersons (NAPTIP) has thwarted an attempt to smuggle 13 girls, suspected victimsof human trafficking, who were traveling to Baghdad, Iraq, where they wereexpected to be exploited for "labor and sex," according to a reportby “The Nation” newspaper.
The report stated that the girls, aged between19 and 39, had been deceived by illegal agents posing as recruiters for labormigration. However, these agents are suspected to be acting as intermediariesfor a larger criminal network involved in illegal recruitment between Nigeriaand certain Middle Eastern countries.
The girls were detained at Nnamdi AzikiweInternational Airport in Abuja just before boarding a flight to Iraq.
Investigations revealed that the girls hadbeen issued 60-day visas, despite having signed two-year work contracts withthe recruiters. Each girl was promised a monthly salary of $250, but the firstfour months' wages were to be handed over to the Nigerian recruiter, withadditional deductions for an intermediary in Iraq, indicating a coordinatedtrafficking operation.
Binta Adamu Bello, Director-General of NAPTIP,expressed her dismay at the extent of the deception used by traffickers. Sheemphasized that NAPTIP remains committed to combating human trafficking by followingNigerian laws and regulations.
Bello highlighted that the agency’s workincludes monitoring employment organizations, issuing licenses to travel agentsand tour operators, and overseeing the travel of individuals for education,work, and cultural or sporting activities.
Nigerian authorities havevowed to continue their investigation to uncover further details of thetrafficking network involved and to take legal action against thoseresponsible.
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