The Seme Area Command of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on Saturday evening received 66 trafficked Nigerians from Ghana.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 66 trafficked Nigerians arrived Seme-Krake Joint Border Post office of immigration at about 4.00.p.m.
It was gathered that there are 59 women including children and seven young men among the 66 returnees.
Speaking with newsmen shortly, Comptroller Abdullahi Adamu, the Area Controller of Seme command of NIS, said the rescued efforts were in collaboration with the High Commissioner in Ghana.
“The rescue mission was our collaborative efforts from here to Ghana, our Attache in Ghana with the assistance of the high commissioner in Ghana
“They assisted us in apprehending these people and then they returned them to us. Now, from here will hand them over to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), from where they will find their way back to their different destinations.
“They are 66 in number, male and female,” he said.
Immigration receives 66 trafficked Nigerians from Ghana