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The police authorities in Katsina State have rescued no fewer than 29 persons, said to be victims of human trafficking in the state.
In a statement issued on Wednesday by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Gambo Isah, the victims comprised 22 females, five males, and two children.
According to the police spokesman, the victims were on transit from the southern part of Nigeria to Libya, Algeria, and Turkey respectively.
They were said to have been intercepted at Unguwar Jummai village in Mai’addua Local Government Area of Katsina state, a border town with the Niger Republic.
While noting that the State Police Command has commenced an investigation into the incident with a view to arresting the traffickers, Isah also confirmed the arrest of one Abdullahi Ibrahim.
Some of the suspected victims of human trafficking rescued by the Katsina State Police Command.
The police authorities in Katsina State have rescued no fewer than 29 persons, said to be victims of human trafficking in the state.
In a statement issued on Wednesday by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Gambo Isah, the victims comprised 22 females, five males, and two children.
According to the police spokesman, the victims were on transit from the southern part of Nigeria to Libya, Algeria, and Turkey respectively.
They were said to have been intercepted at Unguwar Jummai village in Mai’addua Local Government Area of Katsina state, a border town with the Niger Republic.
Port security agencies in Ghana’s ports test interoperability levels in intensive drills
Port security agencies working within Ghana’s port enclave have undertaken an intensive exercise that was aimed at assessing the level coordination of the nation’s security apparatus as well as identify gaps to improve on towards an impenetrable port.
The interagency security exercise dubbed “dukadaya” was also to satisfy requirements of the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS) which prescribes responsibilities for relevant stakeholders of the various ports across the globe.
The allied participating security institutions including the GPHA Security, Ghana Navy, the army, the Marine Police, and National Security, engaged in some simulation exercises such as stowaway detection and disembarkation, how to nullify Improvised Explosive Devices (IED), narcotic interceptions during rummaging activities by the K9 team, diffusion of potential insurgencies in the port space
Most Americans are probably unaware that police departments across the country have access to grenade launchers, drones, armored vehicles, and other military-grade equipment. But they do, thanks to an obscure federal policy allowing the military to transfer surplus equipment to law enforcement.
New research casts doubt on the principal justification for this program: police safety and crime reduction. Meanwhile, critics say it makes police abuse more likely.
The policy itself is known as the “1033 Program.” First created by Congress more than 30 years ago, it allowed for the transfer of military equipment to the police for use in the War on Drugs. Eventually, lawmakers expanded the policy to encompass essentially all law enforcement purposes.