NAPTIP bursts human trafficking gang in Gwagwalada, FCT
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one of the victims who gave her name as rokibat 22 from oyo state told nan that her aunt in saudi arabia told her mother to bring her to saudi through abdulsalam to be engaged in housemaid job1 by mustapha sumaila1 naptips assistant director of intelligence investigation and monitoring ms tina ugwu told nan after the operation that abdulsalam had been on naptips watch list and that he usually brought girls from various states to abuja before sending them to saudi arabia1 ugwu said that the hotel used by the syndicateamazonia guest house at dagri in gwagwalada fct had been sealed up while the manager of the lodge was nabbed1 from our findings abdulsalam is a major recruiter of young girls to saudi arabia and dubai because he has been on our osun states office watch list1 the investigation is still ongoing we will study all the things we recovered from the hotel and then charge the suspects to court she said1 the national agency for the prohibition of trafficking in persons naptip on friday arrested one hafeez abdulsalam a suspected trafficker in the south-west who specialises in trafficking young girls to saudi arabia1 she explained that she met with abdulsalam in osogbo who took her to a hospital for medical checkup in preparation for the journey before she was brought to abuja1 another victim rodiya 23 from lagos state told nan that abdulsalam who is a family friend allegedly promised to take her to saudi arabia to earn a living since she was not doing anything1 rodiya explained that abdulsalam took her to a hospital in osogbo for medical test and then brought her to abuja to process her international passport for the journey to the kingdom of saudi arabia1 another victim from kwara told nan that her older sister introduced her to abdulsalam1 the arrested suspect abdulsalam who also spoke to nan claimed that the company he worked for known as western royal manpower solution was legal and registered company known to federal government1 the suspected trafficker declined further comments as 13 women suspected to be victims of human trafficking were rescued1