Patrick Odey, Uyo The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, Uyo Zonal Command, said it has rescued at least 132 victims of human trafficking in Akwa Ibom State in the last ei
ght months.
She said, “Since 2020, NAPTIP in Akwa Ibom State has rescued 132 human trafficking victims. 40 of them were rescued from sex exploitation, 28 were from baby sellers, 23 from labour exploitation while the remaining were for other sundry exploitation issues. The DG explained that her mission in the state was to inaugurate the Akwa Ibom State Task Force on Human Trafficking and also meet with stakeholders including traditional rulers, faith-based organisations, the civil society as well as non-state actors in the fight against human trafficking.
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