NAPTIP arrests 2 traffickers among Libya returnees

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By Chioma Onuegbu

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, has arrested two suspected traffickers among Nigerian repatriated from Libya.

The Director-General of NAPTIP, Ms Julie Okah-Donli, who disclosed this yesterday in Abuja, said the two suspects were currently under investigation as one of the suspected traffickers, a female, was transferred to NAPTIP’s Lagos Zonal Command for questioning.

Libya returnees on arrival at the Port Harcourt International Airport Sunday. Photo: Nwankpa Chijioke

She stated that the agency had set the machinery in motion to fish out those involved in the trafficking or smuggling of Nigerians and they would be prosecuted accordingly.

According to her, nine pregnant women and five babies were among the 972 returnees that have been repatriated.

The Director General disclosed that among the returnees, Edo has the…



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