The Oyo State Police Command has uncovered a human trafficking syndicate in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, rescuing 83 people and a baby throughout a serious operation.
In keeping with info made accessible by the Command, the victims had been rescued from a residential constructing within the Orogun space of the town, the place they’d allegedly been held for an undisclosed interval.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the victims, believed to be nationals of the Democratic Republic of Congo, had been introduced into Nigeria below the false pretence of securing employment alternatives.
The police mentioned early findings indicated that the traffickers extorted giant sums of cash, reportedly in United States {dollars}, from the victims’ dad and mom and kinfolk as a part of an elaborate and deceitful scheme.
The rescued people are presently being sheltered on the Police Headquarters in Eleyele, Ibadan, the place authorities are conducting additional investigations to find out the complete circumstances surrounding the case.
The police assured the general public that the matter can be totally investigated and that each one these discovered culpable can be delivered to justice.
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