A Lebanese, Wael Jerro, who advertised the sale of a Nigerian, Peace Ufuoma, for $1000 on Facebook, has been apprehended.

Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, made the disclosure in a tweet via her Twitter page on Thursday.

Dabiri-Erewa said Jerro’s arrest would be followed by prosecution for “criminal sales of a human.”

“Trafficked Nigerian girl for sale on Facebook by a Lebanese !The Lebenese Government just announced the arrest of Mr. Wael Jerro for onward prosecution against criminal sales of a human, a young Nigerian girl,” she wrote.

Breaking news on Trafficked Nigerian girl for sale on Facebook by a Lebanese !The Lebenese Government just announced the arrest of Mr. WAEL JERRO for onward prosecution against criminal sales of a human, a young Nigerian girl

— Abike Dabiri-Erewa (@abikedabiri) April 23, 2020

UPDATE!!!
Update on the Lebanese, Wael Jerro, who advertised a Nigerian woman for sale on Facebook

As we reported yesterday, a manhunt is on for the Lebanese, Wael Jaro who put a Nigerian girl on sale in a Facebook post.@NigeriaGov @DigiCommsNG pic.twitter.com/1hUgmrURvx

— Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (@nidcom_gov) April 23, 2020

The Lebanese caused a social media uproar after he posted the passport of Ufuoma to ‘Buy and Sell in Lebanon,’ a Facebook group, alongside a call to action caption written in Arabic, calling for prospective buyers.

Information contained on the passport had shown it was acquired in May 2018, and that the bearer hails from Ibadan, Oyo state.

Several Nigerians had condemned the move, asking the Nigerian government to swiftly wade into the issue and ensure justice is done.

In reaction to the outrage, the NIDCOM boss had disclosed that the country’s mission in Lebanon had reported the issue to the host authorities, adding that “a man hunt was already on.”