Nigerian Navy has rescued eight female victims of human trafficking, two drowning fishermen, and arrested eight male stowaways in the nation’s maritime domain.
According to a statement issued on July 16, by the Director of Information, Commodore A. Adams-Aliu, the Navy’s Quick Response Team Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base BADAGRY intercepted a wooden passenger boat on July 9, 2024, carrying eight females aged between 18-23 en route to the Benin Republic.