The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has disrupted a major human trafficking operation in Abuja, rescuing 25 women allegedly being trafficked to Saudi Arabia for labour exploitation.

The victims, aged between 17 and 43, were intercepted by operatives of the agency in front of a hotel in Wuse II, Abuja, where they had gathered awaiting their traffickers.

According to a statement by NAPTIP Press Officer Vincent Adekoye, the women had been recruited from Kano, Jigawa, and Katsina States by individuals who promised them lucrative domestic jobs abroad. However, the victims confessed they had not been given travel documents such as international passports or visas before being stranded in Abuja.

The Director General of NAPTIP, Binta Adamu Bello, condemned the traffickers’ activities, warning that Abuja was fast becoming a coordination hub for trafficking syndicates.

Bello further issued a stern warning to travel agencies linked to such recruitment schemes, urging their umbrella body, the Association of Recruiters, Licensed Placement Agency of Nigeria, to “call their members to order.”

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