Pregnant bar owner arrested in Plateau for allegedly trafficking three girls to Ghana

The Plateau State Government has arrested a pregnant bar owner and another woman for allegedly trafficking three girls to Ghana. The woman, identified as Mrs Yakubu, who operates a bar at the Rantya community in Jos, was paraded on Thursday, February 19, 2026 at the State Gender and Equal Opportunities Commissions headquarters in Jos alongside the three trafficked victims who were rescued from Ghana. Two of the girls, aged between 18 and 19 years, were from Adamawa state, while one was from Plateau state. Briefing journalists on the situation, the chairperson of the State Gender Commission, Olivia Dazyam, (pictured) disclosed that the commission received information about the trafficking and worked with security agencies to repatriate the girls At the state Gender and Equal Opportunities Commission, we received information about a woman that caused the movement of two girls from Plateau State to Ghana. God helped the two girls, and they were able to get back to Jos with the help of the security agencies, Dazyam said. According to her, the suspects allegedly trafficked the girls to Ghana for prostitution, receiving blood money from the victims activities. She said one of the suspects own daughters is reportedly in Ghana, involved in the same situation We want to let the people of Plateau State know that traffickers are living in our communities. Why would you want to send young girls to Ghana to go and do what," she said. As a matter of fact, two women were involved in the trafficking. One woman has also caused the trafficking of two girls from Mangu to Ghana. One escaped, and by the grace of God, shes back safely now. We are saying this because we want to let the people of Plateau State know that traffickers are living in our communities.  "I do not know whether they have any excuse whether to say this is out of ignorance. There has been a lot of sensitisation out there. Why would you want to send young girls to Ghana to go and do what? As we speak, one of the suspects, her own daughter 18 or 19-year-old girl, is in Ghana. What is she doing in Ghana? she added.  The chairperson stressed that Governor Caleb Mutfwang had mandated the commission to publicise such cases with evidence. Dazyam warned traffickers that they will no longer be kept quiet and urged Plateau women to join the fight against trafficking. She said that the suspects will face further investigation and that the commission aims to uncover more about their activities. The repatriated girls have arrived safely, and the commission is working with security agencies to address the issue, she added In an interview, the suspect, Mrs Yakubu, expressed regret over her actions but claimed that she was only helping the girls to secure a good job like her daughter in Ghana She, however, declined to mention the nature of the business her daughter was doing in Ghana But the three victims, Humata Ilya, Sendy Emmanuel and Dorathy Yakubu, in separate interviews, countered Mrs Yakubus narrative and insisted that they were deceived by the suspect and lured into Ghana for prostitution She (suspect)deceived us. We were deceived. She told us that her daughter is doing gold business in Ghana, not knowing that we were going into prostitution Emmanualla said  The punch reported that the suspects and the three trafficked victims were later moved to the state CID for further investigation. The post Pregnant bar owner arrested in Plateau for allegedly trafficking three girls to Ghana appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.