NINE TRAFFICKED NIGERIAN GIRLS ARRIVE LAGOS 15-06-24
By Sadiq Aminu Nine Teenage Nigerian girls trafficked to Ghana have arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, following a visit by the Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa and the Deputy Speaker of the Imo State Chyna Amara Iwuanyanwu.
NiDCOM chairman Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa stated that the rescued girls have been handed over to NAPTIP and to their respective states for rehabilitation and counseling, while the alledged trafficker has been arrested and charged to court in Ghana.
She urged parents to always question the whereabouts of their children when taken away by relatives or friends and encouraged collective efforts to ensure traffickers are identified and arrested.
The NiDCOM chairman appreciated the Acting Nigerian High Commissioner to Ghana, Ambassador Adeoye Ifedayo, Eze Igbo Ghana, Chukwudi Ihenetu,Chief Callistus, Chairman Board Of Trustee Ghana, and the NIDO Team.
She also commended the Imo State Governor for dispatching a high-powered delegation with utmost despatch.