April 26, 2025
The Police Command in Oyo State on Saturday said it has uncovered a human trafficking syndicate in Ibadan, rescuing 83 victims.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan.
Osifeso said that the rescued victims comprised of 57 males and 26 females, including an infant.
He, however, said further investigation into the incident was ongoing, promising to update the public accordingly.
The victims were rescued from a residential building in Orogun area of Ibadan, where they had allegedly been held for an undisclosed period.
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. (NAN)
