Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa seeks permanent solution to human trafficking

. As nine trafficked girls land in Lagos

Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Hon. Abike Dabiri Erewa says the Federal Government will not relent in its efforts to seek a permanent solution to the problem of human trafficking in Nigeria.

This is contained in a press release signed by Gabriel Odu, Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit, NIDCOM.

Speaking in Lagos on Friday following the arrival of nine trafficked Nigerian girls at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Hon. Abike Dabiri said concerted efforts were underway to stop the growing wave of human trafficking in the country.

The girls trafficked to Ghana arrived in Lagos at 9:55 p.m. in the hands of Hon. Erewa and representatives of the Imo State Governor, Rt. Hon. Chyna Amara Iwuanyanwu (Deputy Speaker, OMI State House) and OMI State Commissioner for Women Affairs, Mrs. Nkechinyere Ugwu.

They were immediately profiled and handed over to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP).

Hon. Dabiri-Erewa said the rescued girls were handed over to NAPTIP and their respective states for rehabilitation and counseling while the alleged trafficker was arrested and charged in a court in Ghana.

“We must declare war on human traffickers. » She urged parents to always ask where their children are when taken by relatives or friends and encouraged collective efforts to ensure traffickers are identified and arrested.

She thanked the Acting Nigerian High Commissioner to Ghana, Ambassador Adeoye Ifedayo, Eze Igbo Ghana, Chukwudi Ihenetu, Chief Callistus, Ghana BOT Chairman and the NIDO team.

She also commended the Imo State Governor for sending a high-level delegation with utmost dispatch.