From Samaila Babalola, Birnin Kebbi
Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Kebbi State Command has intercepted a 24 year old girl, Bunmi Babatunde while she was being trafficked to Libya.
Addressing journalists in Birnin Kebbi, State Comptroller of NIS, Rabi Bashir Nuhu said the girl was arrested by officials of NIS at their patrol post in Yauri as she made to meet with a yet to be identified lady that was arranging her journey to Libya from sokoto.
While handing the girl to NAPTIP Head of operations, Sadiq Atiku Abubakar in her office, Nuhu said from the various items they discovered in her lauguage, it was certain that she had made enough provisions for the long journey to Libya.
She added that the Libya bound girl also concealed her identify as she earlier told immigration officials that her name was Temitope but upon further investigation she confessed to them that her real name is Bunmi Babatunde.
While answering questions from journalists, the girl admitted she left Ibadan to meet a lady that was expected to arrange her journey to Libya from sokoto.
"I don't know her but I was told she is my sister and that I was a little girl when last she visited home. I was arranged to meet her so she could help me find a job", she said.
Lamenting the frequency by which Nigerian girls are being arranged for journey to Libya the state NIS comptroller said "Just this week on Monday, we intercepted 3 Libya bound teenage girls at the Yauri border post Today again our men arrested another 24 year old girl from Ibadan.
"This situation is worrisome, despite our efforts this girls keep moving out of the country to Libya without thinking about the dangers that awaits them", she said.
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