The Nigeria Police Force has achieved significant successes in separate high-profile cases of human trafficking and kidnapping, underscoring its determination to dismantle criminal networks nationwide.
According to a press release on Friday 15th August 2026 signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on 30th July 2025, operatives of the Enugu State Police Command, while on routine patrol along the Enugu–Onitsha Expressway, intercepted a suspected human trafficker, 30-year-old Raymond Sunday Wonna, and rescued two young female victims, 18-year-old Miracle Ogar and 16-year-old Angela Kingsley.
Investigations revealed the victims were lured from Ogoja, Cross River State, under the guise of securing jobs in Ghana. The suspect allegedly planned to take them to work in a restaurant owned by his “baby mama” and had attempted to sexually assault them while they were lodged in a hotel pending travel. The victims have since been reunited with their families, while efforts continue to apprehend other members of the trafficking ring.
In a separate operation, on 13th August 2025, the Taraba State Police Command, in collaboration with local security outfits, raided Mahadi Forest in Gassol LGA and arrested two suspected kidnappers, 20-year-old Yahaya Umar and 47-year-old Mohammed Umar, in possession of an AK-47 rifle. The suspects confessed to belonging to a syndicate linked to several attacks in Plateau and Taraba States. Investigations are ongoing to track down other members of the gang.
Commending the operatives for their swift actions, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, assured Nigerians of the Force’s unwavering commitment to public safety and ordered thorough investigations leading to the prosecution of all culprits.
