Nigeria: NAPTIP to Rescue 20,000 Nigerian Girls Trapped in Mali

[TomSea]

Nigeria: NAPTIP to Rescue 20,000 Nigerian Girls Trapped in Mali

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has said that it is making efforts to rescue about 20,000 Nigerian girls trapped in different parts of Mali.

The Director-General of NAPTIP, Mrs Julie Okah-Donli, who made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja, said the victims were trapped in different parts of Mali for prostitution.

Read more at: https://allafrica.com/stories/201901230026.html

The number is too high, it's hard to believe.

[Sanguine]

That was my thought too, @TomSea.  How could it be that high?

[TomSea]

That was my thought too, @TomSea.  How could it be that high?

I see a more "trusted" news source, al Jazeera is reporting this too.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/01/nigeria-finds-20000-kidnapped-girls-mali-190123144037367.html

@Sanguine

[TomSea]

That was my thought too, @TomSea.  How could it be that high?

I see a more "trusted" news source, al Jazeera is reporting this too.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/01/nigeria-finds-20000-kidnapped-girls-mali-190123144037367.html

@Sanguine

[Sanguine]

Whether it's 2 or 20,000, it's horrible for them.