The Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP Julie Okah-Donli, has commended operative of the agency for their commitment to rid Nigeria of human trafficking and other crimes.
Okah-Donli gave the commendation against the backdrop of NAPTIP’S raid of a hotel in Lugbe, Abuja, and rescuing some victims of human trafficking in the facility.
According to a press statement by Victoria Ijampy of NAPTIP Press and Public Relations Unit, Okah-Donli frowned at the idea of brothels using under-age girls for prostitution.
Operatives of NAPTIP in a joint operation with officers from the Nigeria Police Force had, on Sunday night in Abuja, raided the hotel allegedly used as a hide out for suspected human traffickers.
The hotel is also, allegedly, used for the sexual exploitation of young women. The facility, Davis Hotel, is located in the Tudunwada area of Lugbe, Abuja.
Three victims were rescued in the operation while three suspects were detained out of about 20 suspects initially arrested in the raid.
