- The suspect is 20-year-old
Operatives of the Plateau State Police Command have arrested a woman, Peace John, for allegedly running a sex trafficking ring from Nigeria to Ghana, a neighboring West African country.
The state Commissioner of Police, Olugbemi Adesina, presented the suspect at the command’s headquarters in Jos, the state capital, on Monday.
During the presentation, Adesina informed journalists that the 20-year-old suspect, who specialized in child trafficking, was apprehended at the Bukuru Low-Cost axis in Jos South Local Government Area following a tip-off.
The commissioner said, “On the 14/06/2024 at about 3 pm, the Plateau State Police Command arrested one Peace John, female, 20 years old of Behind Redeemed Church, Bukuru Low Cost in connection to a case of human trafficking.”
The victims whose rescue became viral on social media were said to have been rescued from Ghana and repatriated to Nigeria.
Upon interrogation, they revealed that it was John who specialises in trafficking persons for sexual exploitation that lured them to Ghana.
“The suspect has been arrested. Investigation is ongoing at the State CID,” the police boss stated.