The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Federal Capital Territory Command, has rescued a 15-year-old girl from alleged trafficking to Libya.
The command disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja through its spokesperson, Monica Ojobi.
Ojobi said the girl was rescued from a 46-year-old suspect who allegedly detained her for two weeks in Kwali.
She said the rescue followed a missing person report filed by the victim’s mother.
According to her, preliminary findings showed that the victim was allegedly sexually abused while in the suspect’s custody.
“Further interrogation uncovered the suspect’s plan to traffic the minor to Libya for child labour before he was intercepted,” Ojobi said.
The FCT Commandant of the corps, Olusola Odumosu, said the suspect and the victim had been handed over to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons for further investigation.
“We will ensure justice is served and dismantle networks enabling such crimes.
“My covert officers are gathering intelligence to guide our actions. We are not backing down,” he said.
He said the arrest underscored the corps’ commitment to protecting vulnerable children from exploitation and abuse.
Odumosu urged the public to remain vigilant and report suspicious movements of children to security agencies.
He called for stronger community cooperation to combat human trafficking and other criminal activities.
NAN
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