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Comptroller-General of
Immigration, Muhammad Babandede
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Two officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service
have been arrested for attempted human trafficking through the Murtala Muhammed
International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos.
The officers, who were arrested on Thursday, were
among those who worked at the airport but were said to be off duty as of the
time of their arrest.
Eyewitnesses said they attempted to traffic six
underaged girls to Omar and Kuwait aboard Ethiopian Airlines before they were
caught.
A source at the airport said they were
apprehended by officials of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria at the
departure hall.
“The officers had attempted to evade arrest, but
a combined team of security agencies at the airport overpowered and arrested
them,” the source said.
Another source said the girls had been taken to
the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, while the
officers were detained for questioning.
The NIS spokesperson, Mr. James Sunday, confirmed
the incident via a telephone chat with our correspondent.
He said the NIS had ordered an investigation into
the incident to reveal the identities of the suspects and apply appropriate
sanctions.
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