The Nigerian Immigration Service, NIS says it has arrested a suspected human trafficker with five female victims’ through Niger Republic to Europe.
The Comptroller General, Muhammad Babandede who announced this in a statement in Abuja, added that the arrest was made by the operatives at Kongolam border, Katsina State.
Babandede reiterated that days of crossing national frontiers without proper documentation and melting into border communities was over, as the Special Border Corps, SBC and regular border control officers were on their toes 24/7.
He said that the SBC and regular border control officers were patrolling with the aim of enforcing adequate border security and control, while human mobility was regulated in line with Federal Government directives.
The Comptroller General said the suspect and the victims have been handed over to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP Kano Zonal office for necessary action.
