Sexual Abuse: Agency Arrests Man For Trafficking Girlfriend To Mali - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 16, 2021
Spokesman of the agency Vincent Adekoya, who confirmed the arrest in a statement in Abuja, said the suspect, who hails from Akoko, Ondo State, resides in Karmajiji, Airport Road, Abuja.
The statement added that the suspect had in the past two years, being in a relationship with the trafficked girl, an apprentice in one of the beauty stores in Abuja.
It said that during interrogation, the suspect allegedly confessed that his elder sister who lives in Mali had called him early in the year to request for a girl to be trafficked to her for menial job.
The statement also explained that the suspect then allegedly convinced his girlfriend to undertake the trip to Mali and with the assistance of a “trolley” in Benin, Edo State, she was trafficked to Mali by road in April.
It quoted NAPTIP’s Director General, Basheer Mohammed, as expressing sadness over the incident, with an assurance that the agency would work with other security agencies to ensure her release.