Security Agents Bust Human Trafficking Ring In Ogun State, Rescue 16 Victims

• The Ogun command of the southwest security network, aka Amotekun, has raided a sex-trafficking camp in Ifo, leading to several arrests
• Legit.ng reported that the suspects were apprehended at their place of business, Railway Line Hotel, located along Old Bank Road in Ifo
• Some of the suspects involved in the camp have been named, as Nigerians celebrate the dismantling of the human trafficking ring

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Abeokuta, Ogun state - The Ogun command of the southwest security network, also known as Amotekun, said it rescued 16 alleged victims of sexual abuse in the state on Wednesday, February 12.

As reported by Vanguard, the victims, whose ages range between 12 and 27 years, were rescued from a brothel at Railway Line Hotel, located in the Ifo local government area of Ogun state.

The rescued girls were brought to the headquarters of the state security agency in Abeokuta along with their 'carer', who has been identified as Idem Nwanna Joy.

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Parading the girls with their trafficker before journalists in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital, the Amotekun Corps Commander, Brigadier Alade Adedigba said the girls were rescued early on February 12 following a community tip-off.

According to Adedigba, 14 of the girls were from Akwa-Ibom state and one each from Cross River and Delta state respectively.

The brigadier added that N819,600 was recovered from the alleged trafficker of the victims and the hotel owner, Yemisi Oguntoro, was said to be at large.

Some of the girls said they were made to swear an oath with holy books while naked to discourage them from disclosing what was happening to them to anybody and to prevent them from fleeing.

One of them, who disclosed that she sleeps with up to 10 men daily, said it was 'the madam' that normally collected whatever they made and bought them food.

Speaking with journalists, the alleged trafficker of the girls, Joy, said the girls were brought to her by their relatives and another woman who is still at large.

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According to her, some of the parents of the sex workers were using the money to feed their families but maintained that the girls were free to leave if they wanted.

Meanwhile, Adedigba disclosed that the security agency would hand over the matter to the National Agency for Prohibition in Traffic of Persons (NAPTP) for proper action.

Police rescue 2-month-old stolen baby

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the police rescued a two-month-old baby stolen during a naming ceremony organised by the new parents in Lagos.

State police spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said five people, including Pastor Peter Udoh, were arrested for allegedly trying to sell the baby.

Proofreading by Nkem Ikeke, journalist and copy editor at Legit.ng.

Source: Legit.ng