. Says She Has been On The Run For Over Five Years
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has arrested one Uadiale Christiana Jacob, popularly known as Christy Gold, a high-ranking member of an international human trafficking network at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport(NAIA )Abuja.
According to the agency, Gold has been on the run for over five years, before he was nabbed on December 31, 2024, at Abuja Airport the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja,on arrival from Dubai.
Her arrest was disclosed in a statement signed by the Press Officer of NAPTIP, Vincent Adekoye.
According to the statement, the fugitive had previously violated her bail conditions and fled to the United Arab Emirates(UAE) after being convicted in absentia for trafficking underage Nigerian girls for forced prostitution in Dubai.
Her arrest marks the culmination of years of intensive collaboration among NAPTIP, the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Interpol, and the UAE police.
Commenting on the successful arrest, NAPTIP’s Director-General, Binta Bello, commended the inter-agency partnership and emphasised the agency’s commitment to combating human trafficking.
Bello said that her arrest is a clear message to other members of this international criminal gang,who are still on the run that thay can only hide for a while and not for forever.
The Director General informed that the agency has already activated all necessary security and intelligence apparatus, adding that its partners around the World are on the lookout for these elements and that very soon her fellow traffickers will be arrested,
“I am happy it was a sad end for human traffickers in the country in 2024 and we promise them hell in 2025.
“We are more determined and will be more decisive this year to fish them out and ensure the protection of Nigerians from trafficking, exploitation, and violence against persons,” Bello said.
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