26 Jan NIS Intercepts 189 Victims Of Human Trafficking At Seme Border
The Lagos Border Patrol Command of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has intercepted 189 boys and girls suspected to be victims of human trafficking in the Seme area of Lagos State.
The Service in a statement signed by its Spokesman, Amos Okpu, said the arrested youths consist of 115 girls and 74 boys.
The statement reads: “The acting Comptroller General of Immigration, Isah Jere Idris, has announced the interception of 189 boys and girls suspected to be victims of human trafficking by the Lagos Border Patrol Command at Seme.
“Speaking at the Zone ‘A’ Headquarters of the Service in Lagos, the acting Comptroller General said that the youths made up of 115 Girls and 74 Boys aged between 15 to 20 years were intercepted in batches on their way out of the country through the Seme Border Area.
“92 of them were intercepted on 22nd January 2022 while another 97 were picked up by our vigilant operatives on 24th January 2022.
“The victims, while speaking with the acting Comptroller General, said that they were on their way to Emerald University in the Benin Republic to commence degree programmes. “They stated that a faith-based organisation operating in Imo and Abia States offered them provisional admissions into the school.
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