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The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, says it rescued seven young women alleged to be victims of human trafficking after it raided a popular hotel in Zamaru, near the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
NAPTIP’s Chief Press Officer, Vincent Adekoye, revealed in a statement that the girls were being prepared to be trafficked to Baghdad, Iraq, for exploitation.
Adekoye said the operation, which followed a tip-off, also led to the arrest of the hotel manager who is currently being interrogated for allegedly harbouring the victims.
The hotel had been under surveillance after concerned persons raised the alarm over an unusual movement of young girls and strange-looking men within the premises.
He said preliminary profiling of the rescued victims revealed that six of them were recruited from Lagos, while one hails from Delta State.
The statement said the girls were allegedly lured with promises of well-paying care-giving jobs in Iraq but later discovered they were being trafficked.
