Nigeria: NAPTIP Receives 88 Victims of Human Trafficking From Ivorian Govt

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Nigeria: NAPTIP Receives 88 Victims of Human Trafficking From Ivorian Govt

[This Day] The National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), said it has received 88 rescued victims of human trafficking from the authorities in Côte d'Ivoire.

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