The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), has received another set of 12 trafficked girls and a boy of five years old rescued from Ghana and Mali respectively.
Those received from Ghana at NIDCOM Liason office in Lagos have their ages range between 16 to 30 years while the two from Mali ages 27 and 35 years respectively.
Receiving the latest evacuees from Ghana on behalf of NIDCOM Boss, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Head of Lagos liason office, Mr Dipo Odebowale said the girls claimed they were tricked and forced into prostitution under the guise of helping them to get jobs in Ghana.
The victims also narrated how they were sexually abused, physically assaulted and emotionally traumatised by their traffickers both in Ghana and Mali.
She also called for the crackdown on the human traffickers and agents through naming and shaming them after necessary prosecution to curtail the modern day slavery.
The girls were later taken to NAPTIP by NIDCOM for necessary profiling and documentation.