- The agency acted on a tip-off, uncovering a scheme to traffic young women to Iraq under false employment promises
- Authorities suspect the hotel served as a gathering point where victims were coached to evade detection before departure
- The agency intensifies efforts to dismantle syndicates, warning that service providers aiding traffickers will face legal consequences
7 Ladies Who Fell Victim to Human Trafficking, Rescued in Popular Abuja HotelSource: TwitterHotel manager arrested as investigation intensifiesThe victims were lured with false promises of well-paying caregiving jobs in Iraq but later realized they were being trafficked. The hotel management has serious questions to answer regarding its role in this illegal operation.Victims speak out on their ordealThey told me that I would do a househelp job in Baghdad and I would receive a good salary every month. I believed them because I know Baghdad is in another country. Dem no tell me say I dey go work for Iraq, she recounted.NAPTIP DG condemns Rising Cases of TraffickingIt is sad the way some service providers aid and abet the recruitment, transportation, transfer, and harbouring of Nigerians who are victims of human trafficking, Bello said.The victims were being briefed on how to evade arrest and respond to questioning at the airport. This is a serious crime, and those involved will face the consequences, Bello stated.NAPTIP Intensifies Hunt for Trafficking SyndicatesThe manager of the hotel is being quizzed, and we have also intensified the manhunt for other members of the trafficking gang working in collaboration with criminal elements in Iraq, he said.
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