NAPTIP arrests notorious human trafficker, rescues 3 victims

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) yesterday said it has arrested a notorious human trafficker and rescued three victims from his residence in Benin.

Mr Josiah Emerole, the Head, Press and Public Relations, NAPTIP, said this in a statement issued in Abuja.

Emerole said the 33-yearold man, Monday Ugbo, was nabbed after weeks of surveillance by the agency.

He said the NAPTIP Benin Zonal Command arrested the suspected trafficker at his residence located at number 72 Osayande St., Upper Sakponba Road, Benin City, Edo.

“He was caught in the process of receiving a registration fee of N50,000 he had demanded from a prospective victim,” the spokesman said.

According to him, the preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect is also preparing to take the three girls to a River that morning for oath taking before they could embark on the journey to Europe.

The spokesperson added that the suspect was in the agency’s custody giving useful statements.(NAN)