NIS intercepts 2 trafficking victims en route to Algeria, hands them to NAPTIP

The Nigeria Immigration Service, Illela Border Command, Sokoto State, has apprehended two female victims of human trafficking heading for Algeria, through Niger Republic.

The Comptroller of Immigration, in charge of the Illela border command, Mr Tony Akuneme, confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja.

Akuneme said that the victims Vivian Chigozie and Miracle Felix had been handed over to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Sokoto State Command.

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He said that the victims were intercepted at the Tureta checkpoint at the border between Sokoto and Zamfara State following a tip-off from the NAPTIP agents in Sokoto. He said;

Kemi Nandap, the Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS)

Akuneme reaffirmed the commitment of the NIS, under the leadership of Comptroller General, Kemi Nandap in fighting human trafficking and migrant smuggling across Nigerian borders. He also assured that NIS would continue to collaborate with NAPTIP and all other sister security agencies to fight the menace of human trafficking.

In his response, the Sokoto State NAPTIP Commander who received the victims from NIS, Mr Abubakar Tabra, appreciated the Comptroller and his officers for their vigilance.

Tabra also commended them for always cooperating with NAPTIP in the fight against human trafficking and smuggling of migrants.