A heavily pregnant woman, who runs a bar in the Rantiya area of Jos South local government area of Plateau State, has been arrested by the state government for allegedly trafficking three young girls to Ghana for prostitution.
The suspect, simply identified as Mrs Yakubu, was paraded on Thursday, February 19, 2026, at the Plateau State Gender and Equal Opportunities Commission, SGEOC, headquarters in Jos, alongside another woman and the rescued victims by Chairperson of the Commission, Olivia Dazyam.
While briefing journalists, Dazyam said the girls were rescued in Ghana and repatriated to Nigeria.
Dazyam stated that the girls who gave their names as Humata Ilya, Sendy Emmanuel, and Dorathy Yakubu, aged between 18 and 19, confessed that Mrs Yakubu lured them to Ghana with the promise of lucrative jobs only to force them into prostitution.
She stated that the victims, two from Adamawa and one from Plateau, were made to swear an oath and had to undergo some rituals so that they would not betray Mrs Yakubu.
Dazyam noted that the Commission received information about the trafficking and worked with security agencies to repatriate the girls.
She added that the suspects trafficked the girls to Ghana for prostitution after receiving ‘blood money’ from the victims’ activities.
EIn a brief interview with newsmen, Mrs Yakubu confessed to the crime but expressed regret over her actions, claiming she was only helping the girls secure employment like her daughter who is also based in Ghana.
She, however, refused to specify the nature of her daughter’s work in the West African country.
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