Dutse: The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has formally handed over 11 rescued victims of human trafficking to the Ringim Local Government Council in Jigawa State.
While handing over the victims at a meeting in Dutse on Sunday, the NAPTIP Commander in the state, Abdulkadir Turajo, said the victims were rescued by the agency’s operatives in Lokoja town of Kogi state.
Turajo, represented by Mr Yunusa Mohammed, the command’s Head of Operations, said the victims, all males aged 7 to 15, are from the Tsaba, Kunkurawa, and Tsabare villages of Ringim LGA.
He said the handover was facilitated by the Jigawa State Ministry for Local Government and Community Development.
The commander appreciated the Ringim council and the local government ministry for their prompt response, which facilitated the quick reintegration of the victims with their respective families.
Turajo further reiterated the agency’s readiness to combat human trafficking through victim identification, rescue, and reunification across the country.
Upon receiving the rescued children, the Chairman of Ringim Council, Badamasi Garba, commended NAPTIP for rescuing them.
Garba, represented by the council’s Director of Personnel Management, Alhaji Idana Isah, pledged to ensure the effective reintegration and rehabilitation of all the children and to prevent future occurrences.