The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) said on Tuesday that it had rescued 14 children who were trafficked from Plateau to Lagos State. The Plateau State Government also said it has recently rescued seven children trafficked to Edo and Lagos states.
The commandant of NAPTIP in Plateau State, Adole Agada, who handed over the children to the state government in Jos, said the children were rescued by NAPTIP zonal command in Ikeja, Lagos. Agada explained that the children, within the age range of 13 to 17, were rescued following intelligence from a credible informant. He described the situation as a case of child labour and exploitation, adding that the rescued children hail from Riyom Local Government Area of the state.
The Plateau State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development in the State, Mrs Caroline Dafur, who received the children on behalf of the state government, described the situation as appalling and worrisome. Dafur explained that it was the third time she had received rescued children since she assumed office. “We rescued four Plateau children from Edo, three from Lagos, and now another 14 from Lagos.
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