February 16, 2025… The National Anti-Human Trafficking Taskforce of Liberia, in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), has reunited three internally trafficked children with their parents in rural Liberia. The victims little Sarah Blakey, Josephine Bindah, and Bendu Sumo, were trafficked from Gokpalah Town, Bong County to Monrovia. The minors were allegedly taken to Monrovia under false promises of education and better opportunities by family members of their parents. Following intervention and investigation, the three victims were rescued and safely reunited with their families in Gokpalah Town on Friday, February 13, 2026. In “Some cases, the children are made to engage in dangerous ventures like street selling between moving cars to support their guardian and family while their children are in school.

Source: GNN Liberia February 16, 2026 15:48 UTC