Nigeria, Jan. 29 -- The police in Enugu State, Nigeria's South-east, have said they uncovered a suspected syndicate involved in transnational trafficking of women for prostitution and sexual exploitation.

The police spokesperson in Enugu State, Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday.

Mr Ndukwe, a superintendent of police, said operatives from Igbo-Eze South Divisional Police Headquarters uncovered the syndicate and arrested a 50-year-old suspected female human trafficker, Ibekwe Nkiru.

He said a 20-year-old female victim (name withheld) was rescued during the operation conducted on 16 January.

The police spokesperson explained that the operation followed a tip-off about their human trafficking activities.

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