Jonathan Nwokpor
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At a news conference in Calabar, the state capital, on Monday, State Police Commissioner Gyogon Grimah confirmed that one Victor Eyop had been arrested by the Cross River State Police Command for allegedly trafficking girls from Nigeria to Libya.
Grimah stated that on November 9, a man named Mr. Chidi Samuel in Calabar reported a case of human trafficking against the suspect.
Samuel claimed that the suspect and his wife, Mrs. Esther Eyop, had allegedly recruited Ms. Deborah Nyong.
“They also recruited two others, Ms Anita Lawrence, 25, and Ms Mabel Tom, 16, for human trafficking to Libya after they were tested for the Human Immune Virus, HIV, and other Sexually Transmitted Diseases, STIs.
“After the test, the suspect took them to his house and the next day gave them a substance they were to mix in their bath water for cleansing before embarking on the journey.
“On November 12, the suspect and his wife drove the girls to Bogobiri Street in Calabar, where they booked tickets and transported them to Kaduna with arrangements with one Hajiya (names unknown) to receive the girls in Kaduna,” he said.
The police chief clarified that a taxi driver had been dispatched to pick up the girls and transport them to Katsina, but that the vehicle had developed a fault on the way to Katsina.
Grimah said it was at this moment that the victims understood that they were being trafficked, started contacting individuals for help and the complainant, Samuel, paid money to them through a moment of Sale, POS, operator along the route.
He claimed that on November 15, the victims used that money to get into a taxi and travel back to Kaduna before returning to Calabar.
He stated that after the investigation was finished, the suspect will face charges in court.
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