By Suleiman Shehu
The Police Command in Ibadan, the Oyo State Capital, on Saturday, said it had uncovered a human trafficking syndicate in the state, rescuing its 83 victims.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso, who disclosed this to Newsmen said that the rescued victims were 57 males, 26 females, and an infant.
He said further investigation into the incident was ongoing, promising to update the public accordingly.
It was gathered that the victims were rescued from a residential building in the Orogun area of Ibadan, where they had allegedly been held for an undisclosed period.
According to an anonymous source, the victims, believed to be nationals of the Democratic Republic of Congo, were allegedly brought to Nigeria under the pretense of securing employment opportunities.
The source alleged that the traffickers extorted large sums of money in United States Dollars from the victims’ parents and relatives as part of an elaborate and deceitful scheme.
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