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NAPTIP Rescues 468 Victims, Arrests 30 Involved In Human Trafficking In Six Months
The Benin zonal command of the National Agency for the
Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has
rescued not less than 468 victims of human trafficking in the last six
months.
Mr Nduka Nwanwenne, NAPTIP’s Zonal Commander in the
zone that comprises Edo and Delta, disclosed this in an interview with the News
Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Benin.
Nwanwenne added that about 30 suspected human traffickers were
arrested within the period.
He said that the command had secured two convictions within the
period, while 33 cases were still pending in various courts across the zone.
He attributed the successes to sustained efforts at prevention,
prosecution, protection and partnership with various stakeholders.
The commander, however, noted that some of the challenges faced in
the fight included unwillingness of some victims to testify in court in pending
cases.
He also said that pressure of parents on their wards to go and
make money abroad as well as ignorance that life was always better in Europe
was another challenge.
“Unfettered access and negative use of social media by victims of
human trafficking is also a major challenge to combating human trafficking,” Nwanwenne said.
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