The Operatives of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Command in Lagos, has apprehended seven girls allegedly being trafficked. James said the girls were on their way to Cairo, Dubai and Oman on Emirates and Egypt airlines. According to him, three of the girls were on Emirates airline to Dubai while four were aboard Egypt airline to Cairo and Oman. He urged the NIS officials not to relent as the activities of human traffickers and smugglers must be discouraged and halted through aggressive intelligence gathering. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the NIS operatives had apprehended nine girls on Jan. 25, who were on their way to Lebanon, Cairo, Dubai and India on Ethiopian, Peace, Egypt and East Airlines.

Source: The Guardian January 27, 2020 05:15 UTC