Vincent Ezenagu
| The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has nabbed a suspected human trafficker and in the process rescued six female victims along the Seme–Badagry border axis in Lagos State. |
| The operation was carried out by the Lagos State Border Patrol Command, Seme, in collaboration with other security Agencies. |
| The interception led to the arrest of a 24-year-old woman identified as Miss Victor Jennifer from Benue State. She was apprehended while allegedly attempting to traffic six young Nigerian women aged between 20 and 23 years, none of whom had valid travel documents. |
| According to the NIS, the operation forms part of sustained efforts to curb irregular migration and transnational organized crime along Nigeria’s border corridors, particularly the volatile Seme axis, which has remained a major route for human trafficking activities. |
| Following the arrest, the suspect and the rescued victims were taken to the Nigeria Immigration Service Zonal Office, Zone ‘A’ Headquarters in Ikeja, Lagos, for preliminary investigation. The Service later confirmed that they have been transferred to the NIS Headquarters in Abuja for further investigation and necessary action. |
| Speaking on the development, the Assistant Comptroller-General of Immigration and Zonal Coordinator, Zone ‘A’, ACG Mohammed Adamu, reiterated the agency’s firm stance against human trafficking and related crimes. |
| ACG Adamu assured the public of the Service’s continued vigilance, noting that NIS will sustain its operational presence across Nigeria’s border corridors to prevent criminal networks from exploiting security gaps. |
| The Service said the operation aligns with its ongoing reforms and renewed drive to strengthen border security and combat human trafficking nationwide, under the leadership of the Comptroller-General of Immigration, Kemi Nanna Nandap, and the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo. |
| It added that the reforms focus on enhanced border management, intelligence-led operations, and effective inter-agency collaboration as part of a broader strategy to modernize the service and improve national security. |