The Director General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, Binta Adamu Bello on Friday called for more collaborative efforts, particularly from the members of the public for an increased crackdown on human traffickers across Ogun State and the country as a whole.
The Director General who was represented by the NAPTIP Commander, Ogun State, Bosede Jimoh made this call on Friday while leading others stakeholders including the members of security agencies such as the police, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, the Federal Road Safety Corps, the Non-Governmental Organisations among others in sensitization walk around Abeokuta metropolis to mark this year World Day Against Trafficking in Person.
The Abeokuta sensitisation walk was held in conjunction with Ogun State Taskforce on Human Trafficking, the International Centre for Migration Policy Development as well as NAPTIP, Ogun State Command.
Some of the places touched during the sensitization walk were Kuto, Isabo, Sapon, Itoku and Lafenwa markets.
Bello said that the theme of this year’s celebration is “Human Trafficking Is Organized Crime-End The Exploitation” and that everyone must rise up to support the government to dismantle the network of traffickers and equally hold the perpetrators accountable for their wickedness against humanity.
She stated that within the last two years that NAPTIP began operations in the state, it has handled over 50 cases of human trafficking, secured three convictions against perpetrators while seven cases are still pending before the court with many more cases currently under investigation.
The NAPTIP DG stated that “The truth is that Ogun is one of the endemic states in terms of human trafficking based on the numbers of cases that we have received since we came on board in the state in August 2023.
