Nigerian woman was arrested for trade in the daughter, others to Mauritania for N50,000

Investigations indicate that the syndicate worked with accomplices in Mauritania to attract false pretenses and do traffic victims. Sone 2 -command operatives of the Nigerian police force arrested a woman and her accomplice for allegedly trading young girls, including her own daughter, to Mauritania for commercial sex work in exchange for N50,000. Zonal Public Relations Officer, Umma Ayuba, confirmed in a statement on Tuesday, saying that the suspects were detained at their hiding place in the Meiran area in Lagos state on March 22. Investigations indicate that the syndicate worked with accomplices in Mauritania to attract and attract traffic victims under false pretenses. Meanwhile, after their arrest and interrogation, the suspects acknowledged their involvement in the crime. The statement reads: “Operative of the Zonal Intelligence Response Squad led by SP Francis Kpoughhul stormed their base where two suspects were arrested.” The first suspect said she was introduced to a woman in Mauritania by another woman, who was prosecuted for the same offense and is currently serving a prison sentence. “Ayuba explained that the first suspect acknowledged that she had received an amount of N50,000 for each person, and among her victims was her 19-year-old daughter.” She said the woman in Mauritania contracted her to recruit young girls under the age of 22 to be used as sex workers. She admitted that her 19-year-old daughter, among the girls she recruited, was. According to him, the second suspect admitted that she was contracted by the first suspect to recruit girls as household staff in Mauritania, but when she sent one victim to the first suspect, she rejected it. “The second suspect further told police that she became suspicious after the victim she sent to the first suspect was rejected, and upon further interrogation she realized that the victims would be used as sex workers.” She said that, upon further interrogation, she discovered that the girls would be used as sex workers and decided to withdraw from the business. “She added that the only girl she sent to the first suspect was rejected because of her age and body size. It was when she realized that something was wrong. ‘ Ayuba added that the suspects would be charged in court after a continued investigation.