The Executive Secretary
of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons and Other
Related Matters (NAPTIP) Mrs. Beatrice Jedy-Agba has said that human trafficking in
persons represents a return of the abolished slave trade in Nigeria.
Speaking during the
marking of the 2015 International Day of Remembrance for the victims of Slavery
and the Transatlantic Slave Trade in Abuja, Jedy-Agba said that human
trafficking has over the years, impacted negatively on the well-being of
Nigeria and Nigerians.
Her words: “It must be recognised that trafficking in persons is an obstacle
to the realisation of the national development, aspirations of Nigeria as
contained in the Vision 2020/20 document and the fulfillment of its obligations
under international benchmarks such as the MDG’s and NEPAD.”
According to her, prevention
remains the best strategy of curbing human trafficking.
She added: “Human traffickers
are in our various communities, masquerading in various guises as helpers of
the needy and promising to provide what they do not have capacity to provide.
All these are just to deceive and lure unsuspecting persons away into slavery.
We all must therefore, be conversant with our environment, be vigilant and
ready to expose every suspicious offer from anyone, including relatives.”
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