FG SETS TO RESCUE STRANDED NIGERIAN GIRLS IN LEBANON - NAPTIP
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) said it has begun plans to rescue about 30 stranded Nigerian girls in Lebanon.
The Agency disclosed this in a tweet via its official twitter handle on Friday, July 31, 2020.
NAPTIP said its attention had been drawn to a viral video of about 30 Nigerian girls trafficked to Lebanon.
The Agency said it will work "assiduously with all relevant authorities, stakeholders and partners to locate these girls and ensure that they return safely as soon as possible."
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In a viral video, the ladies had appealed to the Federal Government of Nigeria to rescue them as they were stranded in the country.
Reports say the ladies were all camped in one room with a faulty toilet inside a building at Dawra city in Lebanon.
While reacting to this, NAPTIP, in a statement, said the Government would ensure that the Nigerians are rescued.
“In response to the video in circulation about some Nigerian girls stranded in Lebanon, the DG (Julie Okah-Donli) is deeply concerned and shares the pains of the Nigerian girls.
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“NAPTIP will work assiduously with all relevant authorities, stakeholders and partners to locate these girls and ensure that they return safely as soon as possible.
“The agency reiterates its appeal to young Nigerians to beware of people dangling tempting job offers in foreign lands as fake labour agents who are traffickers deploy all kinds of tricks to lure their potential victims," the statement read.
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