INTERPOL declares 14 Nigerians wanted for drug, human trafficking

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The International Police (INTERPOL) has released a wanted list comprising 14 Nigerians implicated in various offences, including human trafficking, narcotics, robbery, deception, and fraud.

According to Red Notices posted on INTERPOL’s official website on Tuesday, the individuals are sought by authorities in different countries for crimes allegedly committed within their jurisdictions.

According to the postings, Felix Omoregie, Jessica Edosomwan, Jude Uzoma, Uche Egbue, Chinedu Ezeunara, Benedict Okoro, Ikechukwu Obidiozor, and Alachi Stanley were among the people who were sought.

“Mary Eze, Timloh Nkem, Austine Costa, Okromi Festus, Akachi Vitus, and Bouhari Salif are among the others.

Omoregie is wanted by Belgian authorities for allegedly being the head of a criminal organisation that uses children as prostitutes,” according to the notice.

According to the information provided by the requesting entity, the charges were: “Human trafficking for prostitution or other forms of sexual exploitation; sexual exploitation or exploitation of prostitution of another person/Leader of a criminal organisation; Family name: Omoregie, Forename: Felix, Gender: male, date of birth: 22/10/1977 (47 years old), nationality: Nigeria.”

The French authorities are seeking Edosomwan for “multiple victims trafficking in human beings, committed against several persons,” according to the notice on her organised competition amongst gangs to hide or convert the money obtained from an offence.

According to the report, the Venezuelan government is seeking Ezeunara for suspected drug trafficking, the Uruguayan government is seeking Ezeunara for suspected drug trafficking, the Nicaraguan government is seeking Okoro for suspected organised crime, and the Argentinean authorities are seeking Egbue for suspected drug trafficking.

More checks on the INTERPOL website discovered that Obidiozor, Vitus, and Stanley are wanted by the Angolan government for suspected “kidnapping, robbery, and illegal possession of firearms…