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17 Trafficked Nigerian Women Rescued In Ghana | Daily Report Nigeria
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  • A total of 17 Nigerians have been rescued from the claws of human traffickers in Ghana.

  • The victims, who were said to have been trafficked under the guise of Job opportunities have now been rescued.

17 Nigerian women have been rescued by operatives of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM).

Daily Report Nigeria gathers that the victims had been deceived and trafficked to Ghana, and afterwards exploited and coersed under an oath they are forced to take.

 

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While working with the Ghanaian Anti-Human Trafficking Police, Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO) Ghana, and the Nigerian High Commission in Accra, the NiDCOM were also able to apprehend five suspected human traffickers.

 

Confirming the incident, the NiDCOM spokesperson, said this new rescue brings the total number of people rescued from Ghana to 130.

He also added that the victims are between the age of 18 to 29 and hailing from Anambra, Abia, Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Imo, Edo, and Ebonyi states.

 

Akinboye Akinsola, a NiDCOM representative, escorted the rescued women back to Nigeria, where they were handed over to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) for rehabilitation and reintegration.

 

The NiDCOM chairman, Abike Dabiri-Erewa thanked Nigeria’s first lady, Oluremi Tinubu for her support in the operation, while also praising the works of the Ghana authorities.

Aside the women, the NiDCOM body also confirmed the rescue of a man from the Ghana prison, who have now undergone rehabilitation and rejoined his family in Anambra State.

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