US EditionNAPTIP: 78 Trafficked Victims In Côte D'Ivoire Arrive Lagos
- NAPTIP repatriated 78 Nigerian trafficking victims, including 73 women, 2 men, and 3 infants, from Côte d'Ivoire to Lagos on Saturday night via Air Peace.
- The initiative was prompted by efforts from NAPTIP and its collaborators, along with social media personality VeryDarkMan, who brought attention to the victims’ exploitation and difficult circumstances in Abidjan.
- Many returnees showed severe exploitation signs, such as malnutrition, trauma, and at least four underage pregnancies, and they were taken for profiling and support.
- Director-General Binta Bello acknowledged that these individuals were removed from a place of security and respect, but emphasized that they have now returned to Nigeria and are supported.
- NAPTIP began counseling and vocational training while pursuing traffickers, with arrests made and prosecutions planned, signaling continued efforts to dismantle trafficking networks.
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