The police said investigations began after intelligence reports revealed the disappearance of several foreign nationals within Nigeria under suspicious circumstances.
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has announced that its operatives dismantled a transnational human trafficking and fraud syndicate operating within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and neighbouring communities, leading to the rescue of 30 foreign nationals and the arrest of 13 suspects.
According to the police, the criminal network specialised in luring vulnerable young persons from West African countries with false promises of migration opportunities to Europe and lucrative jobs in Nigeria before subjecting them to exploitation.
The Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Anthony Okon Placid, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja.
Placid identified the arrested suspects as Abdul Ngaki, said to be the syndicate leader, alongside Fatimah Kulibali, Ahmad Kasango, Sidibe Musa, Muhammad Dembele, Saidu Traore, Ali Koulibaly, Abdul Ngeki, Ahmed Sirma, Laya Bando, Aisha Dembele, Abi Togo, and Awa Tesure.
