The Sokoto State Police Command has paraded two suspects for their alleged involvement in human trafficking and other related offenses.
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Addressing journalists in Sokoto, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Muhammad Gumel, said one of the suspects was arrested at the border town with a victim, which he attempted to traffic to Libya through the Niger Republic.
The CP said the accomplice of the suspect was arrested at a popular hotel in Sokoto metropolis.
He said the two suspects will be investigated to know their level of involvement in a ring of human trafficking ring turning the Sokoto axis a major route.
Over 22 persons were rescued by officers of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) in Sokoto from suspected human traffickers last year.
In a related development, five persons suspected to be involved in a kidnapping in Sokoto and neighboring states have been arrested by officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Sokoto.
Source: channelstv