The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), says it has recorded 78 cases, rescued and reunited 258 victims with their families in the last three years in Jigawa.
The NAPTIP Commander in the state, Mr Abdulkadir Turajo, made this known on Thursday in Dutse in a statement to commemorate the 2026 World Day Against Trafficking in Persons.
Turajo said a total of 512 migrants who are indigene of the state were also returned from different countries by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) between January 2025 and July 2026.
He explained that the command also secured two convictions, including that of a foreign national, within the period under
The commander added that the agency has conducted 150 sensitisation campaigns in schools, communities, markets and worship places across the 27 LGAs of the state.
