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Syndicate Trafficking Nigerian Girls For Pr0stitution Arrested
Officers from the Zone 2 Police Command in Onikan, Lagos, have arrested a syndicate suspected of illegally transporting girls from Nigeria to Mauritania for pr0stitution and s£xual exploitation.
The Zonal Public Relations Officer, CSP Umma Ayuba, verified this in a statement issued on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, in Lagos.
She explained that the group was captured on March 22 at the command’s location in the Meiran region of the state.
“Operatives of the Zonal Intelligence Response Squad, led by SP Francis Kpoughul, stormed their base where two suspects were apprehended,” Ayuba said.
The ZPRO revealed that the suspects admitted to their involvement in the crime.
“The first suspect said she was introduced to a woman based in Mauritania by another woman, who has been prosecuted for the same offence and is currently serving a jail term,” he stated.
“She said the woman in Mauritania contracted her to recruit young girls below the age of 22 to be used as s3x workers there.”
She further disclosed that she was paid N50,000 as a commission for each girl delivered to Mauritania.
“She confessed that, among the girls she recruited, was her 19-year-old daughter. She also admitted to receiving over N500,000 from the woman in Mauritania.”
The ZPRO noted that her partner, the second suspect, confessed to being hired by the first suspect to find girls to work as domestic staff in Mauritania.
“She said that, upon further questioning, she discovered the girls were to be used as s3x workers and decided to withdraw from the business.
“She added that the only girl she sent to the first suspect was rejected due to her age and body size. That was when she realised something was wrong,” Ayuba said.
According to the ZPRO, the investigation remains active, and the suspects will face court proceedings once it concludes.
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