The three tier of government in Nigeria has been charged to intensify more efforts on the awareness campaign that will eradicate human trafficking- as many parents are ignorance on the implication of child trafficking whenever they give out their children to those who deceit them for monetary reasons
Mr I.O Akatu, the
state comptroller, Nigeria immigration service oyo state command said this at 2015
monthly NISER RESEARCH SEMINAR SERIES (NRSS) titled ; combating human
trafficking in Nigeria .
Mr Akatu who was the chairman of the seminar commended the
operatives on their effort in arresting the illicit humantraffikers and
partnership with the NAPTIP and confirmed
that those who are mostly involved in this illegal business are highly placed peoplein the society .
He therefore warned
parents of the moneybag people who only trick them for their own selfish
interest.
In his opening
remarks, Prof.Olufemi Taiwo , DG NISER commended the federal government for its adequate financial
support of the NISER RESEARCH SEMINAR SERIES
and noted that everybody is guilty of human trafficking in one way or
the other.
Adding that in the contemporary world, no region of the
country can be claimed to be exonerated from the destabilizing effects and
corruptive influence of trans-regional illicit trafficking of drugs, arms, humans and services which are
fueling greater insecurity and instability across the world.
Also speaking on the seminar topic, Olatunde Olayemi(regional
adviser counter trafficking ECOWAS commission FCT Abuja) examined the phenomena of human trafficking
and its effect on the realisation of national development .he also noted that
Nigeria is a country of origin transit and destination for human trafficking
where most of the nigeran women and children are been trafficked to Europe for domestic servantsand
prostitution.
He therefore urged the government to setup a mechanism for
the disruption of traffickingrings , rescue and rehabilitate the victims as
well as embacing social change in relation to culture and addressing factors of
vulnerability.
Adding a reform of the security governance with criminal
justice as protection for the special vulnerable persons within the broad of
criminal justice architecture is imperative.
STORY BY SEGUN GANDHI
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