Three more Nigerian girls rescued from Human traffickers in Ghana

Three Nigerian girls who were trafficked to Ghana have been successfully rescued and returned home, bringing the total number of trafficked girls repatriated from Ghana to about 200, according to the Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa.

In a statement issued by Mr. Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Director of the Media, Publicity and Protocol Unit at NIDCOM, Dabiri-Erewa emphasized that the battle against human trafficking will not be won unless traffickers and their agents are openly exposed and held accountable.

The three young returnees, identified as Divine, Favour, and Bright, aged between 17 and 19 and hailing from Bayelsa and Ebonyi States, visited the NIDCOM office in Lagos on Thursday.

They were subsequently handed over to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) for comprehensive profiling, counseling, and reintegration into society.

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According to the girls’ accounts, they were lured by their own relatives under the false promise of securing legitimate jobs in Ghana. Instead, they found themselves trapped in exploitative conditions, forced into the sex trade—a grim reflection of the persistent dangers of human trafficking in the region.

Hon. Dabiri-Erewa extended her gratitude to Chief Callistus Elozieuwa, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO), Ghana, for his relentless efforts in collaborating with Ghanaian security agencies to rescue the victims.

She also commended the Nigerian High Commission in Ghana for its strong consular support and expressed appreciation to the First Lady, Her Excellency Mrs. Oluremi Tinubu (MON), for her generous assistance in facilitating the transportation of the rescued girls back home.

“While NAPTIP continues to rescue victims and arrest traffickers, the incidence of human trafficking are still on the rise globally because of the reluctance to name and shame those behind this modern-day slavery,” Dabiri-Erewa stressed.

Highlighting her personal commitment to the cause, the NIDCOM Chairman personally covered the cost of the girls’ accommodation in Lagos and funded their transportation to their home states, as she has done for previous returnees.

The latest rescue operation further underscores the urgent need for intensified public awareness, stricter cross-border collaboration, and more aggressive prosecution of traffickers, as Nigeria continues to grapple with the scourge of human trafficking.