Another group of 58 Nigerian women and children have been rescued from human traffickers in Ghana, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has said.
The Chairman of Nigerians In Diaspora Organisation (NIDO) Board of Trustees in Ghana, disclosed said this in Accra, Ghana when the NiDCOM boss, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, visited the trafficked victims
The latest rescue comes a month after the Nigerian government rescued at least 10 Nigerian teenage girls, ages between 15 and 16, from human trafficking and prostitution.
This was contained in a statement on Saturday by NiDCOM’s Head of Media and Public Relations, Abdur-Rahman Balogun.
According to the statement, the rescued victims comprised 47 Nigerians of Kano State origin, five from Katsina State, two from Jigawa State and four from Kaduna State.
The latest figures bring the total number of rescued Nigerians in Accra in the last three months to 105, Balogun noted.
The victims were said to have been lured to Ghana with promises of a better life but were instead forced into prostitution.
