Immigration arrests 2 human traffickers, rescues 18 in Katsina

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Katsina State command, has arrested two suspected human traffickers, and in the process, rescued 18 victims.

The state comptroller of the Service, Abdulrazak Muazu, while parading the suspects at the command’s headquarters in Katsina, said they were nabbed at a patrol base in Charanchi following an intelligence tip.

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Mr Muazu said the suspects, Amadu Abdullahi, 32, and Fatima Abdullahi, 35, mischievously arranged a fake marriage to take two minors in their custody to Libya.

He added that in the process of interception, one Bala Mai-Biri escaped and abandoned his vehicle, Citron 806, with plate number, GWL 672 ZA, Kano.