Human marketing: NAPTIP rescues 52 sufferers in Edo, Delta
Mr Nduka Nwanwenne, Zonal Commander of the agency comprising
Edo and Delta, told the News
Agency of Nigeria in Benin on Thursday that the rescue was
made from July to September.
He also disclosed that within the period under review, 15
suspected human traffickers were arrested.
The Benin Zonal Command of the National Agency for the
Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons rescued no fewer than 52 victims of human
trafficking in the third quarter of this year.
He further disclosed that 37 cases were reported within the
same period, while the zone secured one conviction, with 34 cases still pending
in courts.
The Zonal Commander said the Edo judiciary had designated
two courts to handle cases of human trafficking.
He explained that with this development, there would be a
speedy trial of such cases, thereby enabling quick dispensation of Justice.
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