To counter the growing menace of Trafficking in Persons, (TIP), especially among young Nigerians in search of better living abroad, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, (NAPTIP), has presented a new National Action Plan, (NAP), 2022-2026.
Director General, NAPTIP with international partners at the presentation of the National Action Plan, Monday in Abuja.
“This has been the compelling imperative for the persistent emphasis on strengthening the social justice system in the country and in the case of Nigeria, one of the greatest contemporary crises is the challenge of human trafficking which has remained a source of threat to international, national, and human security.
“Some of the most visible milestones recorded was the landmark upgrading of Nigeria to Tier one status for three consecutive years in the US Department of States TIP ratings between 2009 – 2012,” she adds. The country representative of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes, , Oliver Stolpe, urged Nigeria to strengthen efforts at closing enforcement gaps which he said has continued to allow trafficking to thrive.
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