Behind the numbers are lives rescued, families reunited—and a major trafficking route disrupted.
The Jigawa State Command of NAPTIP rescued 147 victims of human trafficking in 2025, reunited them with their families, and secured the conviction of a 30-year-old Nigerien trafficker.
NAPTIP Commander Abdulkadir Turajo said the victims received counselling before being reintegrated, while the convicted trafficker, Hassan Alhassan from Niger Republic, was caught attempting to move a male victim from Kano through Jigawa’s Maigatari border to Libya.
According to Turajo, the command handled 37 trafficking cases, carried out 11 border interceptions involving 97 persons, and conducted 49 awareness campaigns across schools, markets, motor parks, mosques and churches.
He described Jigawa as both a source and transit route for trafficking to Europe and the Middle East, warning that human trafficking remains a modern form of slavery with serious security and social consequences.
The commander praised the Jigawa State Government, security agencies, traditional and religious leaders, civil society groups and the media for supporting the fight, especially Governor Umar Namadi for his commitment.
The message: trafficking is organised crime—and stopping it takes everyone.
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