Nigerian government rescues 13 trafficked girls from Ghana

No fewer than 13 girls trafficked to Ghana have been rescued by the Nigerian government.

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NiDCOM, while stating this in a statement by its Director of Media, Public Relations and Protocols, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, said the operation brought the total of people repatriated back into the country within five months to 163.

Abdur-Rahman Balogun, while giving a breakdown of the rescued ladies, said, “Among the 163 included the 13 girls that were rescued and brought back to Nigeria over the weekend.”

He added that the rescue operation was orchestrated by combined and coordinated efforts of the Ghanaian Anti-Human Trafficking Police, The Rescue Live Foundation International, and Nigeria in Diaspora Organization, NIDO, Ghana, working in collaboration with NiDCOM.