From January to July 2023, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, Kano Zonal Command, reported saving 1,085 victims of human trafficking.
This was revealed in a Wednesday interview with reporters by the zone’s public relations officer, Mr. Aliyu Kalli.
Additionally, he stated that the 1,085 victims are a combination of 932 irregular migrant victims who were returned and turned over to the organization by the International Organization for Migration in association with the National Emergency Management Agency of Nigeria.
He continued by saying that during the reviewed time, the Zonal Command also freed 163 victims of human trafficking who were traveling to Libya and the Niger Republic on their way to countries in Europe.
Kalli revealed that some victims were rescued in Libya, Niger Republic, and other countries.
He added that the Agency is responsible for the documentation of victims of human trafficking, as well as their counseling, rehabilitation and repatriation.
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He explained that analysis done by the Agency revealed that 80 per cent represents female victims while 20 per cent represent male victims.
According to him, the agency in the Zone secured 14 convictions of Human Trafficking for various correctional terms.
The PRO noted that the Agency under the period in review organised campaigns and sensitisation programmes against Human Trafficking and child labour in the markets, schools, and motor parks.
He added that the Agency in the zone had inaugurated Anti Human Trafficking Vanguards in Six Federal Government Colleges of Kano, Jigawa, and Bauchi states.
“NAPTIP in the zone has received and treated many cases of domestic violence,” he said.
He called on the public to provide intelligence to the Agency to curtail the menace of human trafficking in the zone and assured that the door of the Agency is always open for receiving information on human trafficking and child labour.
He applauded other security agencies, Kano State Government, civil society organisations, and religious leaders for their support.
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