No be small gists wey dey come out as NAPTIP don rescue 23 Nigerian youths wey fall victim for human trafficking for Thailand. Director-General of NAPTIP, Binta Adamu Bello, talk am for Wednesday as she alert us about new trend wey dey happen for South Asia wey fit involve cyber crime.
This operation no be joke, e carry collaboration from Eden (Myanmar) and the British Government join body. Those wey dem rescue, na so dem dey deceived, wey go Thailand, Myanmar and some other Southeast countries to do cyber-enabled crime like romance scams and cryptocurrency fraud.
Bello come yan say, “These traffickers dey go after boys and girls wey sabi computer work. Dem dey promise dem scholarship and better job, but wahala go catch dem when they reach there.” Na as dem reach, dem begin train dem to scam people, even to the point of tasting different languages like Chinese, so dem fit play Customer Care work to deceive their targets.
As dem dey talk, some of these victims reveal say dem dey used to target Americans, UK citizens, and even people for Canada and Ethiopia. Dem dey live for hostel wey get bunk bed, and dem get all the gadgets to operate their scam. But na no wahala those wey refuse to meet deadline because mafia go begin torment dem.
Bello even talk say na serious matter dis one be. “Some wey no gree do am, dem dey suffered serious torture, enter wetin dem dey call ‘the dark room’, where some even lose their lives,” she explain. “Dem dey perform organ harvesting for young pipo wey no dey smoke.” Dis level of cruelty na serious issue wey NAPTIP don vow say dem go scatter the trafficking network.
She come dey give shout out to all the partners wey help for this rescue operation, especially the Nigerian Embassy wey play big role for the repatriation matter.
As we dey follow dis matter, na more collaboration go dey happen from NAPTIP side to ensure say all dis pipo wey dey do this trafficking go face justice. This new dimension no suppose happen, and we go make sure say e stop for Nigeria.”
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