The Western Nigeria Security Network, Ekiti State, known as Amotekun has paraded four persons for allegedly trafficking two minors to Libya.
The suspects are Mrs. Doncas Adefowoke, Mrs.Oyetunji Ebunoluwa, Miss Adefowoke
Toyin, and Miss Boluwatife Soremi.
Among the suspects are two prophetesses who confessed to have converged more
than 30 persons before been arrested while preparing for the same mission.
Addressing journalists in his office in Ado Ekiti, the commandant of the
Amotekun corps, Mr. Joel Komolafe, noted that the suspects were arrested after
a tip-off by some citizens.
He confirmed that preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects, who
have formed cartel, had finalized arrangements to convey the two victims to
Libya without the consent of their parents.
According to him, the suspects were already on their way to hand over the
victims to agents who will sell them as slaves to Libya before the command was
able to track them.
The suspects were handed over to the National Agency for the Prohibition of
Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) and had been transferred to their head office
for further investigation.
During an interview, the victims alleged that the suspects promised to assist
them to London not knowing that they were on their way to a dangerous zone.