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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Anambra on Tuesday evening arrested a suspected human trafficker and rescued five suspected victims x
The corps’s Head of Operations in the state, Mr Anthony Ogbodo, told newsmen in Awka on Wednesday that the suspect, a 36-year-old driver, was arrested on Onitsha-Awka Expressway.
According to him, the suspect was arrested by an FRSC patrol team led by Mr Ugochukwu Ogbonna.
Ogbodo said that the team made the arrest when it stopped a black Nissan Primera, with registration number BEN468HP, for seat belt violation.
“Our patrol team earlier set out to book the driver for seat belt violation; on close inspection, it noticed five girls inside the vehicle; this raised its suspicion.
FRSC intercepts suspected human trafficker in Anambra
Five women, suspected to be victims of human trafficking, were rescued by the corps.
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Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Anambra State on Tuesday intercepted a suspected human trafficker and rescued five suspected victims.
The corps’ Head of Operations in the state, Anthony Ogbodo, told reporters in Awka on Wednesday that the suspect, a 36-year-old driver, was arrested on Onitsha-Awka Expressway.
According to him, the suspect was arrested by an FRSC patrol team led by Ugochukwu Ogbonna.
Mr Ogbodo said the team made the arrest when it stopped a black Nissan Primera, with registration number BEN 468 HP, for seat belt violation.
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Anambra State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has intercepted a suspected human trafficker and rescued five victims (girls) in the state.
The arrest was contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Awka, on Wednesday, by the State Sector Public Education Officer, Florence Edor.
According to the statement, the Sector Head of Operations, Deputy Corps Commander Anthony O Ogbodo, who spoke on behalf of the Sector Commander Anambra State, said the suspect, a driver who identified himself as Frank Lucky, 36, was arrested along Onitsha-Awka Expressway in Anambra.
According to her, the suspect was arrested by FRSC patrol team led by Route Commander Ugochukwu Ogbonna when he stopped a black Nissan Primera vehicle with registration number BEN468HP, for an offence of seat belt violation (SUV) and Obstruction of Marshal on duty (OMD).