The Onyedinma Foundation, a leading non-governmental organisation dedicated to protecting vulnerable members of the society, has issued an urgent call to action following the harrowing rescue of two teenage sisters from human traffickers recently at the Lagos border.
The two sisters, aged 14 and 15, were trafficked from Ugwunagbo Local Government Area of AbIa State, in June 2026, by their aunt, who deceived them with promises of employment, as sales girls in Lagos.
The sisters were intercepted at the Lagos border, by the Nigeria Police, as their traffickers attempted to smuggle them to Ghana, before they were rescued and safely reunited with their parents.
According to the survivors, their aunt lured them with the promise of a better life in Lagos.
The 14-year-old survivor, a Junior Secondary School student, abandoned her education for the fraudulent job offer, while the15-year-old sister, who had previously dropped out of school at age 14
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