US EditionNAPTIP: 78 Trafficked Victims In Côte D'Ivoire Arrive Lagos
- NAPTIP repatriated 78 Nigerian trafficking victims from Côte d'Ivoire, arriving in Lagos late on Saturday night at Murtala Muhammed International Airport.
- The operation was initiated after NAPTIP and its partners responded to public awareness raised by a social media influencer, leading to the arrest and prosecution of several suspects involved in trafficking.
- The returnees, mostly women and including infants, showed signs of severe exploitation, and NAPTIP will conduct profiling and provide counselling and vocational training.
- "You were removed from a safe and honorable environment, but now you have returned to Nigeria, and you have support," said NAPTIP's Director-General, Binta Bello.
- The government vows continued justice pursuit, stakeholder collaboration, and regional partnerships to dismantle trafficking networks and protect Nigerian citizens abroad.
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