The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NiDCOM, says thirteen Nigerian girls who were trafficked to Ghana have been rescued.

It said the operation brought the total of people repatriated back into the country within five months to 163.

The agency, in a statement by its Director of Media, Public Relations and Protocols, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, gave a breakdown of the rescued ladies.

“Among the 163 included the 13 girls that were rescued and brought back to Nigeria over the weekend,” the statement said.

According to NiDCOM, the rescue operation was orchestrated by combined and coordinated efforts of the Ghanaian Anti-Human Trafficking Police, The Rescue Live Foundation International, and Nigeria in Diaspora Organization, NIDO, Ghana working in collaboration with NiDCOM.

NiDCOM rescues 13 trafficked Nigerian girls rescued from Ghana