The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has rescued 170 trafficked persons in various operations across Borno State.
Zonal Commander, NAPTIP Maiduguri Zonal Command, Muhammad Danlami stated this during an event organised to commemorate the 2025 World Day Against Trafficking in Persons.
Represented by an official of the agency, Dauda Joseph, the agency said the victims who were rescued between January and July were mostly women and children.
He said the event provided an opportunity to sensitise participants to how to identify the tactics of traffickers, who, he said, mostly used fake employment opportunities.
Danlami explained that in addition to the rescued victims, the agency has also secured six convictions of human trafficking with seventeen standing cases in the court.
On his part, the Deputy Comptroller of the Nigeria Immigration Service in Borno State, BW Usman, said the Federal Government had deployed necessary technology to combat trafficking in border states.
While listing recent successes, he said through the technology deployment, victims have been rescued and handed over to NAPTIP, assuring the public that the service will continue to intensify the fight against the ungodly act.