- A woman and her accomplice were arrested by the Nigeria Police for trafficking young girls, including her 19-year-old daughter, to Mauritania for s*x work, receiving N50,000 per victim
- The first suspect admitted to recruiting girls for trafficking and confessed to sending her own daughter to Mauritania, receiving over N500,000 in commission for the operation
- The second suspect, initially involved in recruiting girls as domestic staff, withdrew from the scheme upon realizing the victims were being trafficked as sex workers; both suspects will be charged in court
Woman Faces Arrest for Trafficking Own 19-Year-Old Daughter to Mauritania for N50,000Source: OriginalArrest of the suspectsOperatives of the Zonal Intelligence Response Squad stormed their base, where two suspects were arrested, Ayuba stated in a statement issued on Tuesday.Allegations of traffickingShe confessed to recruiting girls below the age of 22 to be sent as sex workers to Mauritania. For each girl, she received a sum of N50,000. Among the victims was her 19-year-old daughter, whom she trafficked for the same purpose. She admitted to receiving over N500,000 for sending several girls to Mauritania,” Ayuba said.Second suspect’s role and withdrawal from traffickingThe second suspect told police that after she sent the girl to the first suspect, the victim was rejected. It was then that she realized the girls were being trafficked as sex workers. Feeling uneasy, the second suspect withdrew from the scheme, realizing the extent of the crime,” Ayuba revealed.Ongoing investigationUpon the conclusion of the investigation, the suspects will be charged in court for their involvement in human trafficking, she said.
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