Lagos police foil plot to traffic Kaduna girls to Ivory Coast

Lagos State police have arrested a woman suspected of attempting to traffic three young women from Kaduna State to Ivory Coast for prostitution. The suspect reportedly lured the victims, aged 18 to 20, to Lagos with false promises of legitimate employment in a restaurant.

Upon their arrival in the Ajegunle area on May 23, the suspect allegedly revealed her intention to send them to Ivory Coast. One of the victims, who refused to be taken abroad, alerted the authorities, prompting an investigation.

The state Commissioner of Police, Fatai Tijani, ordered the case transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for a thorough probe into allegations of conspiracy, deception, and human trafficking. A police source indicated that the victims were unaware of the true plan before leaving Kaduna. The source added that the suspect took the girls to a motor park, intending to facilitate their travel out of the country.

Detectives apprehended the suspect after the complaint was filed. Authorities are now working to locate and rescue any other victims allegedly held by an accomplice and to identify other individuals involved in the suspected trafficking ring. The suspect is expected to face charges in court soon.

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She immediately told the suspect that prostitution was not what they had been told they were coming to Lagos for.