The girls, aged 15 to 18, include eight from Imo State and two from Plateau State. Their rescue followed the arrest of the suspect, who is currently in security custody.

The young girls had been lured into prostitution in Ghana, as revealed in a series of videos that went viral on X on Friday. The rescue operation was reportedly conducted by the Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation in Ghana.

Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairperson of NIDCOM, expressed her gratitude in a statement signed by the commission’s spokesperson, Abdur-Rahman Balogun. She thanked the Ghana Board of Trustees Chairman of NIDCOM, Callistus Elozieuwa, and the Nigerian High Commission in Ghana for their efforts in ensuring the safety and well-being of the trafficked girls.

Dabiri-Erewa commended the successful rescue operation and highlighted the ongoing issue of human trafficking. She stressed the importance of continued vigilance and the need to apprehend, name, and shame traffickers to curb this menace.

The rescued girls are scheduled to return to Nigeria next week, where they will be handed over to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), the agency responsible for handling trafficking cases.