No fewer than 60 people have been rescued from suspected human traffickers in Jigawa State.
NIGERIACRIME gathered that the victims were being transported to Osun State for unskilled labour when personnel of the Jigawa State Police Command intercepted and arrested two suspects.
This development was released to the press in statement by the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam.
The police spokesman identified the arrested suspects as Omotosho Daniel, 40, from Ife South Local Government Area in Osun State and Tanimu Usman from Kwadage village in Roni Local Government Area in Jigawa State.
According to the statement, “On 02/11/2023, at about 12:30hrs, information was received at Babura Police Station from Marken Biki District Head, reporting that miscreants had invaded Garin Baki village in Babura Local Government Area, recruiting approximately 60 people with the intention of transporting them to Osun State for unskilled labor.”
DSP Shiisu explained that upon receiving the report, the Divisional Police Officer led a team of police officers and promptly proceeded to the village, resulting in the arrest of the suspects.
During the course of the investigation, the suspects confessed to recruiting people to work in Osun State for farm harvesting without obtaining the necessary authorization from relevant authorities.
The police spokesperson confirmed that the case is currently under investigation.
In another news, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has revealed that its Ibadan zonal office has secured the conviction and sentencing of 41 internet fraudsters to various jail terms in Oyo and Ogun states.
EFCC noted that the convicts were jailed after pleading guilty to the one-count charge preferred against them.
The convicts, according to the commission, were convicted before justices Ladiran Akintola and Adebukola Olajide of the Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State.
Others were convicted before justices Abiodun Akinyemi, A.A. Babawale, and B.B. Adebowale of the Ogun State High Court, Abeokuta, and Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court, Ibadan, Oyo State.
EFCC made these revelations via a statement signed by its Head of Media and Publicity Dele Oyewale. The commission added that all 41 convicts were arrested by operatives for internet-related offences.
Among the convicts are Siyanbade Timilehin Omobosola, Ilugbo Emmanuel Adekunle, Odude Ayomide Michael, Aderounmu Gbenga Michael, Oluwole David Dare, Habeeblahi Abdullateef Akande, Ololade Sunday Olamide, Ibrahim Victor Abayomi, Adewusi Mojeed Adedeji, Afeez Lekan Jimoh, Peter Seyi Iyanuoluwa, Olatunde Abass, Alan-Oni Joseph Opeyemi, Adetunji Abolaji Adeola, and Ogunmola Oluwabori Michael.