BUJUMBURA, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Twenty-four women including 18 victims of human trafficking and six suspected traffickers were Wednesday intercepted in Kayanza town, 95km north of the Burundian capital Bujumbura with their destination to Oman, the police spokesman said Thursday.
"Yesterday we intercepted two buses in the Kayanza town that had on board 18 women who were victims of human trafficking. Other six women who are seemingly traffickers of those 18 women and who were aboard of those two buses were also arrested," Burundian Police Spokesman Pierre Nkurikiye said.
According to him, those 24 women were going to Uganda with the final destination to Oman where the victims of human trafficking would be taken.
Human trafficking is a serious issue in Burundi, according to human rights groups. Female victims of human trafficking do sex work when they arrive at their destinations, according to the Burundian police.
In April, the Burundian Senate called for creating a commission that will work with destination countries mainly Arab countries to avoid human trafficking.
By mid June 2016, the Burundian police arrested seven persons over human trafficking accusations and identified 11 companies involved in human trafficking in the east African nation.
