18 human trafficking victims were rescued Kano.

In the Kano city, the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has freed 18 alleged victims of human trafficking.

A T Yayaji, the state’s NIS Assistant Comptroller, confirmed the news on Thursday in Kano to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).

He said that on April 26, about 1:30 pm, rescuers from the service located the victims at Zaria Road and Kurna/Rijiyar Lemo on the Kano-Katsina Road.

“The victims were rescued by officers and men of Operation Squad (ANTI-SOM) Unit following an intelligent report received of an unusual suspected movement of migrant smuggling.

“None of the victims had any travel documents and it is a clear attempt of an illegal border crossing,” he said.

Yayaji claims that the victims, who ranged in age from 21 to 43 and consisted of four men and 14 women, were detained as they traveled via the Niger Republic to Libya in search of greener pastures.

He stated that the victims were from the states of Edo, Ogun, Oyo, Ondo, Enugu, Lagos, and Delta, and that they had been turned over to the NAPTIP for counseling before being reunited with their families.

While urging state citizens to report cases of trafficking and other associated crimes to the appropriate authorities, Yajaji recommended parents to refrain from sending their children to look for greener pastures in another nation in order to safeguard them from, among other things, enslavement and organ harvest.