In a public advisory issued on Monday, May 25, 2026, the agency warned that traffickers and organized criminal groups are using deceptive promises of jobs, education, and better living opportunities abroad to lure unsuspecting victims into forced labour, sexual exploitation, and other forms of human trafficking.
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has raised fresh concerns over the growing wave of fraudulent migration schemes and irregular cross-border movements across the country, warning that criminal syndicates are increasingly targeting vulnerable Nigerians, especially young women and girls.
In a public advisory issued on Monday, May 25, 2026, the agency warned that traffickers and organized criminal groups are using deceptive promises of jobs, education, and better living opportunities abroad to lure unsuspecting victims into forced labour, sexual exploitation, and other forms of human trafficking.
The public advisory, signed by the NIS’s Public Relations Officer, DCI A.S. Akinlabi, said many Nigerians are being manipulated into illegal migration arrangements that expose them to severe dangers outside the country.
“The Service warns that criminal networks often target vulnerable individuals, particularly young women and girls, through deceptive offers of employment, education, and opportunities for a better life abroad,” the statement read.
