The Plateau State Police Command apprehended a woman named Peace John for reportedly running a sex trafficking ring from Nigeria to Ghana.
Olugbemi Adesina, the state commissioner of police, paraded the suspect at the command’s headquarters in Jos, the state capital, on Monday.
During the procession, Adesina told journalists that the 20-year-old female suspect, who specialised in child trafficking, was apprehended at the Bukuru Low-Cost axis in Jos South Local Government Area of the state after receiving a tip.
The commissioner said, “On June 14, 2024, at about 3 p.m., the Plateau State Police Command arrested one Peace John, female, 20 years old, of Behind Redeemed Church, Bukuru Low Cost, in connection to a case of human trafficking.”
The victims, whose rescue went viral on social media, were alleged to have been rescued in Ghana and returned to Nigeria. During interrogation, they disclosed that John, who specialises in trafficking people for sexual exploitation, had lured them to Ghana.
During interrogation, they disclosed that John, who specialises in trafficking people for sexual exploitation, had lured them to Ghana.
“The suspect was arrested. “The State CID is conducting an investigation,” the pp chief said.