50 NIGERIAN GIRLS USED AS SEX SLAVES RESCUED IN GHANA AND COTE D'IVOIRE

50 Nigerian underage girls, between the ages of 16 and 25, working as sex slaves were rescued by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and Other Related Matters (NAPTIP)  in neighboring Ghana and Cote d’ Ivoire.

The girls were apparently victims of human trafficking and three suspects, acting as their slave masters, who have admitted to the crime have been arrested and will be prosecuted. 10 girls were also rescued in July, 2012 from Ivory Coast, bringing the total number of girls rescued this year from West African countries to 60.