The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, has rescued four girls trafficked from Akwa Ibom to Mali for sexual exploitation. The Uyo Zonal Commander of NAPTIP, Mr Emmanuel Awhen, said on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, in Uyo, some girls were rescued in collaboration with a partner, Global Anti-human Trafficking Organisation (GAHTO), working with the agency in Mali.
The girls were lucky as one of them had the phone number of a NAPTIP official and was able to call through someone’s phone to inform the officer of their ordeal in Mali. “Acting on the information, they swung into action and in collaboration with the GAHTO to rescue the girls and reunite them with their families in Akwa Ibom,
"They were deceived and trafficked to Mali under the guise of going to work in a supermarket and saloon, but they ended up in forced labour and sexual exploitation.
The girls were lucky as one of them had the phone number of a NAPTIP official and was able to call through someone’s phone to inform the officer of their ordeal in Mali. “Acting on the information, they swung into action and in collaboration with the GAHTO to rescue the girls and reunite them with their families in Akwa Ibom,
"They were deceived and trafficked to Mali under the guise of going to work in a supermarket and saloon, but they ended up in forced labour and sexual exploitation.
