By Kingsley Omonobi
ABUJA — The Nigerian Navy has handed over two rescued victims of human trafficking to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), reaffirming its commitment to tackling human trafficking and other transnational organised crimes.
The Director of Information, Nigerian Navy, Commodore Abiodun Folorunsho, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday.
According to him, the victims were rescued by personnel of the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Badagry during a targeted anti-human trafficking operation on July 17, 2026, and were formally handed over to NAPTIP’s Lagos Zonal Command in Ikeja on July 19.
Folorunsho said the handover was carried out in line with the Harmonised Standard Operating Procedures (HSOP) for handling victims of trafficking.
