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| Julie-Donli (NAPTIP Boss) |
The Controller of the zone, Mr Nduka
Nwanwenne, made this known on Monday in an interview with the News Agency of
Nigeria (NAN) in Benin.
The zone established in 2004
comprises Edo and Delta.
The controller said that the zone
recorded 82 cases during the period and rescued 158 persons who it had
re-united with their families.
Nwanwenne told NAN that 14 out of
the rescued persons would be trained by the state government at the state-owned
Skills Acquisition Centre, Evbomodu near Benin.
He said that the agency still had a
total of 254 cases pending in courts in the two states.
The controller attributed the zone’s
success in the fight against human trafficking to intensified sensitisation,
surveillance and investigation.
According to him, the zone carried
out 33 sensitisation and awareness campaigns during the period.
He advised parents to desist from
allowing their children to go overseas for greener pasture without proper
documentation.
“Nobody picks gold on the streets of
Europe; if you must send your children abroad, do it with proper documentation.
“Desist from allowing your children
to be exploited,” Nwanwenne said.
He called
for collaboration of all stakeholders in stemming human trafficking. (NAN)
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