Operatives of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) have rescued 25 women from a human trafficking ring.
In a statement, NAPTIP spokesman, Vincent Adekoye said the women suspected to be victims of Labour exploitation were en route to Saudi Arabia before they were intercepted in Abuja, where they had gathered, awaiting their trafficker.
During interrogation, the victims, whose ages range from 17 to 43 years, claimed that they were recruited from Kano, Jigawa, and Katsina states by some persons with a promise to travel to Saudi Arabia to take up a job as a domestic worker, specifically house help.