The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, has successfully handed over 11 rescued human trafficking victims to their families in Ringim Local Government Area of Jigawa State.
The handover ceremony took place on Sunday in Dutse, the state capital.
NAPTIP’s state Commander, Abdulkadir Turajo, revealed that the victims were rescued by the agency’s operatives in Lokoja, Kogi State.
Represented by the Head of Operations, Yunusa Mohammed, Turajo stated that the children, all males aged between seven and 15, hail from Tsaba, Kunkurawa, and Tsabare villages within Ringim LGA.
He credited the Jigawa State Ministry for Local Government and Community Development for facilitating the swift reintegration of the victims.
“Through timely cooperation from the local government and the state ministry, these children have been safely reunited with their families,” Turajo said.
“NAPTIP remains dedicated to identifying, rescuing, and reintegrating victims of human trafficking nationwide.”
Receiving the children on behalf of the council, Ringim LGA Chairman Badamasi Garba, through the council’s Director of Personnel Management, Idana Isah, lauded NAPTIP’s efforts and pledged the council’s support in the effective rehabilitation of the children.
“Our commitment is to ensure these children are reintegrated safely into society and to take proactive measures to prevent similar incidents in the future,” Garba said.
