A 40-year-old prophetess and general overseer of a Pentecostal church has been arrested for child trafficking.
National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons and other related matters NAPTIP said the suspected child trafficker was arrested in Ikorodu over the trafficking of two children Aged 15 years and 17 years.
Its zonal officer, Godwin Morka said the agency got wind of the incident when the victims telephoned their mother that they were being used for prostitution in Libya.
Morka said about six other victims between the ages of 9 and 17 years who were trafficked by the suspect, were still in Libya.
He said the victims who have been in Libya since August have since lost their virginity in the process.
Morka said the case was still under investigation and would be charged to court when the victims are deperted to the country to testify against the suspect.
He appealed to the public to beware of persons using religion to deceive parents in the name of helping their vulnerable children in getting jobs in the city.
The Agency Boss also advised the general public to report to the nearest agency office any suspected human traffickers.
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