The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Kano Zonal Command said that it has rescued no fewer than 1,085 victims of human trafficking from January to July, 2023.
The Public Relations Officer, Kano Zonal Command, Mr. Aliyu Kalli made the disclosure while speaking to newsmen on Wednesday.
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He also said the number of victims is a combination of 932 victims of irregular migration, who were repatriated and handed over to the agency through the International Organisation for Migration in collaboration with the National Emergency Management Agency of Nigeria.
He pointed out that the Zonal Command in review rescued 163 victims of Human trafficking on their way to Niger Republic and Libya, enroute to European Countries.
Kalli revealed that some victims were rescued in Libya, Niger Republic and other Countries.
He added that the Agency is responsible for the documentation of victims of Human Trafficking, Counselling, Rehablitation and Repatriation.
He explained that analyis done by the Agency revealed that 80 percent represents female victims while 20 percent represent male victims.
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According to him, the Agency in the Zone secured 14 convictions of Human Trafficking for various correctional terms.
The Public Relations Officer noted that the Agency under the period in review organized campaign and sensitization programs against Human Trafficking and child labour in the markets, schools and motorparks.
He added that the Agency in the zone had inaugurated Anti Human Trafficking Vanguards in Six Federal Government Colleges of Kano, Jigawa and Bauchi states.
“NAPTIP in the zone has received and treated many cases of domestic violence, ” he said.
He called on the public to provide intelligence to the Agency to curtail the menace of human trafficking in the zone
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Kalli assured that the door of the Agency is always open for recieving information on human trafficking and child labour.
He applauded other security agencies, Kano State Government, Civil Society Organizations and Religious Leaders for their support towards achieving the desired goals.
