The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, and the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) have raided a trans-national human trafficking syndicate and arrested three suspects.
The operatives also said that twenty victims trafficked from the Republic of Equatorial Guinea and Togo to Nigeria for various forms of labour exploitation, were rescued.
A statement signed by NAPTIP Press Officer, Mr. Vincent Adekoye, said the arrested suspects are believed to be members of an organised criminal network operating in Nigeria.
It said the rescued victims were deceived by members of the syndicate with promises of high-paying jobs in Nigeria.
The statement added that the victims processed their documentation for onward journeys to different locations in Europe, but they were, however, subjected to labour exploitation upon arrival in Nigeria.
In a related development, NAPTIP Lagos state Command, has also rescued a middle-aged Nigerian victim of human trafficking from Dakar.