The Nigerian Embassy in Senegal in conjunction with a Dakar-based Non-Governmental Organisation, “La Lumiere”, which translates to “Free the Slaves” in English, have rescued 24 Nigerian girls who were trafficked into the country for prostitution.
Acting Ambassador to Senegal, Salihu Abubakar, who disclosed this at a press conference in Dakar on Sunday, said combined operatives of the Nigerian Embassy and the NGO rescued the girls who were subjected to sexual exploitation in the Tamaccounda and Kedougou regions of the West African country.
According to Abubakar, most of the girls are under-aged, ranging between the ages of 11, 13, and 24, and were trafficked to Senegal, through Cotonou, Republic of Benin, via the Mali to Senegal border for sexual exploitation.
