The Taraba State Government has successfully rescued fourteen (14) youths who were trafficked under the pretense of legitimate job opportunities but forced into fraudulent internet activities and sexual exploitation within and outside the country.
The government cautioned that the State’s new law on the Prohibition Against Human Trafficking is fully operational, and offenders will face prosecution without exception.
Among the rescued youths, eleven (11) were males and three (3) were females. The male victims were found in Delta State, Nigeria, where they were allegedly compelled to engage in Internet fraud and subjected to physical assault. The three female victims had been trafficked to the Republic of Guinea-Bissau for sexual exploitation, with their passports confiscated to prevent them from returning home.
The rescue operation was carried out as part of a crackdown on human trafficking in the state, in partnership with the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP).
The State Commissioner of Women Affairs and Child Development, Mary Sinjein, affirmed that the new law on the Prohibition Against Human Trafficking is designed to curb the menace by prosecuting perpetrators and accomplices, including parents or family members involved in facilitating trafficking.
Plans have been finalized by the Taraba State Government to rehabilitate all 14 victims and ensure their safe reunion with their families.
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