Police arrests 35-year-old man for alleged human trafficking in Cross River

Police operatives in Cross River State have arrested a 35-year-old man, Victor Eyop, for the alleged trafficking of girls to Libya.

The state Commissioner of Police, Gyogon Grimah, disclosed this at a news conference on Monday in Calabar.

He said one Chidi Samuel reported a case of human trafficking in Calabar on November 9.

The complainant, according to the CP, claimed that the suspect and his wife, Esther Eyop, recruited a 25-year-old girl, Deborah Nyong.

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Grimah said: “They also recruited two others, Ms. Anita Lawrence, 25, and Ms. Mabel Tom, 16, for human trafficking to Libya after they were tested for the Human Immune Virus (HIV) and other Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STIs).

“After the test, the suspect took them to his house, and the next day gave them a substance they were to mix in their bath water for cleansing before embarking on the journey.

“On November 12, the suspect and his wife drove the girls to Bogobiri Street in Calabar, where they booked tickets and transported them to Kaduna with arrangements with one Hajiya (names unknown) to receive the girls in Kaduna.”

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