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Police rescue 17 suspected human trafficking victims in Nasarawa

Seventeen children aged 10 to 19 were rescued after being lured with farming job promises; police launched an investigation to arrest those behind the trafficking scheme.

The Nasarawa State Police Command has rescued 17 suspected victims of human trafficking during a stop-and-search operation in Karu Local Government Area of the state. The victims, made up of 11 boys and six girls aged between 10 and 19 years, were intercepted on Friday, January 17, 2026, at Sharp Corner in Mararaba by patrol officers attached to the Mararaba ‘A’ Division. Confirming the development in a statement released to journalists on Sunda…

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Daily Post Nigeria broke the news in Nigeria on Sunday, January 18, 2026.
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