10 Europe bound victims of human traffickers arrested in Katsina

Nigerian Immigration Service, Katsina State Command, has arrested 10 suspected victims of human traffickers and two members of the syndicate at Kongolam border in the state.

The state Immigration Controller, Mr. Emmanu Ogbuomo, disclosed this while parading the suspects at the command headquarters in Katsina.

According to him, the suspected victims from Delta, Edo and Ogun States respectively were nabbed by the command patrol team at Nigeria-Niger Republic border before they could escape to the neighbouring country.

The state Controller revealed that only two of the suspects were in possession of valid travel documents, adding that the suspected trafficker, Mohammed Usman Anka, 36, a professional driver resident in Gome State, was to transport the victims aged between 24 to 45 years to Damagram in Niger Republic.

Another member of the syndicate, simply identified as Mr. Kefas, was to take them from there to Agadez, through Sahara Desert, for their hazardous journey to Europe.

Mr. Ogbuomo said the arrested trafficker, Anka, who was also the driver of the ill-fated bus; his conductor, Falalu Adamu, the vehicle and the victims would be handed over to National Agency for the Prohibition in Trafficking in Persons and other crimes (NAPTIP) for necessary action.

He also stressed the determination of the command towards fighting all forms of trafficking and activities of illegal migrants.

 The Sun report