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Air Peace Limited says it has carried out a rescue mission to repatriate 78 Nigerian women trafficked to Côte d’Ivoire under the false pretense of employment.
Air Peace’s Chairman, ALLEN ONYEMA, who made this known yesterday said the airline deployed a Boeing 737 aircraft (registration 5N-BQV), which departed Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Saturday and landed at Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport, Abidjan, before returning with the victims on the same day entirely free of charge.
ONYEMA, while receiving the returnees, erased their fears of being arrested, saying the Federal Government officials were on the ground to receive them, having reached out to the airline to help repatriate them back home.
Emphasizing the importance of restoring the dignity of the rescued women, ONYEMAannounced that the women would receive comprehensive medical care, free of charge, at Duchess Hospital.
This latest humanitarian flight adds to ONYEMA’S long record of interventions.
The Police Command in Enugu State says it has arrested no fewer than 228 suspects in two months for various crimes ranging from kidnapping, murder, armed robbery and vandalism. The state Commissioner of Police, MAMMAN GIWA, who made the revelation in a press briefing held at the command’s headquarters in the state, said the arrests were part of the command’s efforts to combat crime and ensure the state remains safe for […]
