Evening recap: Friend deceives man into selling kidney, police rescue Colombian women held captive, other top stories

Catch up on the evening’s top stories: a man deceived into selling his kidney, Colombian women rescued from captivity, and a diphtheria outbreak in Katsina

“Upon receipt of the intelligence, police operatives promptly launched a covert tracking operation, locating the hideout in Lagos where both victims were safely rescued on the same day,” the police stated.

​In furtherance of the fight against transnational organised crime, operatives of the Nigeria Police Force attached to the National Central Bureau (NCB-INTERPOL), Lagos Annex, have successfully rescued two foreign nationals lured to Nigeria and held captive by a human trafficking syndicate.