INTERPOL wants 14 Nigerians for human and drug trafficking

INTERPOL  wants 14 Nigerians for  human and drug  trafficking

No fewer than 14 Nigerians  are said to be wanted by the  international police for  crimes ranging from human trafficking, drug trafficking,  theft, fraud and forgery, among  others.
PUNCH Metro  learned on  Tuesday, from  the red notices published on the INTERPOL  website, that the 14 Nigerians were wanted  from various places where they  are suspected of having committed the  crime.
The notices identified the wanted persons as Felix Omoregie, Jessica Edosomwan, Uche Egbue, Jude Uzoma, Chinedu Ezeunara, Benedict Okoro, Ikechukwu  Obidiozor and Alachi  Stanley.
Others are Bouhari Salif, Timloh Nkem, Austine Costa, Okromi Festus, Akachi Vitus and Mary  Eze.
According to  reports, Omoregie is wanted by Belgian  authorities for allegedly  running a criminal  organization that  used minors for  prostitution.
It read, "Family name: Omoregie, Forename: Felix, Gender: Male, Date of birth: 22/10/1977 (47 years old), Nationality:  Nigeria.
"Charges published as provided by requesting entity: Sexual exploitation or exploitation of prostitution of minors over 16 years of age; Sexual exploitation or exploitation of prostitution of another person/Leader of a criminal organisation/Human trafficking for the purpose of prostitution or other forms of sexual exploitation."
The notice on Edosomwan indicated that she is wanted by the French authority for "multiple victims trafficking in human beings, committed against several persons. Organised gang competition in an operation of placing concealing or converting the proceeds of an offence."
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It indicated that Egbue is wanted by authorities in Argentina for alleged drug trafficking, while Uzoma is wanted by the Brazilian government for alleged drug trafficking, Ezeunara is wanted by the Uruguayan government for alleged drug trafficking, and Okoro is wanted by the Nicaragua government for alleged organised  crime.
Further checks on the INTERPOL website by our correspondent on Tuesday indicated that Obidiozor, Vitus and Stanley are wanted by the Angolan government for alleged "kidnapping, robbery and illegal possession of firearms."
Other notices by the INTERPOL indicated that Eze is wanted by Denmark for alleged "traffic in human beings", Salif by China for alleged "drug smuggling", and Nkem by Canada for alleged "sexual assault, and failure to comply with a condition of recognisance."
Costa, according to the published notices, is wanted by India for alleged "criminal conspiracy; having possession of document knowing it to be forged and intending to use it as genuine; forgery of valuable security, will etc; forgery for purpose of cheating" and Okromi is also wanted by India for "criminal conspiracy and cheating."
INTERPOL, however, noted that the notices were aimed at alerting the public to possible threats and seeking help in locating an  individual.
The statement read, "A Red Notice is a request to law enforcement worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest a person pending extradition, surrender, or similar legal action. A  red notice is not an international arrest  warrant.
"Individuals are wanted by the requesting  Member State or  by an international  court. Member  States apply their  own law to decide whether  or not to arrest a  person."
The red notice asks citizens to report to their local  law enforcement authorities  if they have information about the wanted persons.

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