The Federal Government of Nigeria on Monday evacuated 41 Nigerian girls who were trafficked to Mali for forced labour and sexual exploitation. Six  persons alleged to be  human traffickers, were also arrested and brought back to the country alongside their victims.


They arrived Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos in a military aircraft on Tuesday morning. They were brought back by the Nigeria Air Force in collaboration with the Office of the Senior Special Assistant, Diaspora and the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP).


They were received at the Hajj Camp area of the airport by officers of the NAPTIP and the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS).