A five-day Bootcamp learning for members of the States Task Forces on human trafficking begins in Abuja on Monday 31st through Friday 4th August.2023.
Besides the review of the State Task Forces activities since inception, members would be updated on the modus operandi of human traffickers and impacted with the strategies to counter their operations.
Oba Olufemi Ogunleye, representing the traditional institution in the Ogun State Task Force is leading the Ogun State delegates to the training session.
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODIC) in collaboration with the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) is co ordinating the training workshop for states’ Task Forces on the Prohibition of human trafficking across Nigeria in Abuja to strengthen the capacity of their members to fight and demystify human trafficking in Nigeria.
The US Department of States, against a report labelling Nigeria a Tier 2 country which is yet to put the minimum standards required for the elimination of human trafficking in place, UNODC has stepped up its collaborative efforts with NAPTIP to train the operatives of the Agency in the states Task Forces with a view to meeting the challenges associated with the Crimes.
The Director General of NAPTIP, Professor Fatima Waziri-Azi has assured Nigerians that despite the frightening global statistics on the prevalence of human trafficking across the world as released through the 2023 Global Slavery Index, “Nigeria is better poised to control and tackle human trafficking due to the collaborative efforts”.
A Compendium of good practices for the state Task Forces, designed to enhance the capacity of members in combating trafficking in Persons in Nigeria, which is the outcome of series of interactive meetings between the states Task Forces and international sponsors to stem the tide of human trafficking in Nigeria, will be launched at the event.
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