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Since its founding in 2003, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, or NAPTIP, has rescued over 20,000 victims of human trafficking and obtained over 600 convictions, the agency announced Monday.

According to ZINGTIE, this was revealed in Benin City during the commencement of a two-day awareness session for the state’s law enforcement authorities by Ganiu Aganran, the commander of the Benin Zonal Office.

He said NAPTIP had put up a lot of effort to support survivors and prosecute traffickers.

“NAPTIP’s approach combines intelligence-driven investigations, inter-agency collaboration, and victim support services to combat trafficking effectively,” he added.

However, he lamented that Edo continued to be among the most impacted states in Nigeria because of a number of issues, including poverty, unemployment, illiteracy, and lax law enforcement.

Speaking about the workshop’s objectives, Prof. Eric Okojie expressed worry about the exploitation of Nigerian women and girls overseas on behalf of the Nigeria Conference of Women Religious, or NCWR.

According to Okojie, the women’s conference felt compelled to strive to free the African girls from the bonds of human trafficking because of this exploitation.

He pointed out that women made up the bulk of trafficked victims, who were typically sexually exploited by their traffickers as they sought better opportunities.

“In 2020, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, UNODC, estimated that 67 per cent of people trafficked for sexual exploitation were women, while 46 per cent of trafficking victims were women as well,” he said.

He praised the women’s organization for helping freed women and young girls overcome cultural quirks that diminish their dignity and for making sure they become active, respected, empowered, and protected.

In her opening remarks, Justina Odunukwe, National Coordinator of COSUDOW (the Committee for the Support of the Dignity of Women), stated that NAPTIP was a partner in organizing the event.

The event’s goal, according to Odunukwe, was to increase security personnel’s ability to fight human trafficking (TIP).

She exhorted workshop attendees to actively participate in conversations and work together to find solutions that might have a long-term effect.

She emphasized that the workshop was a call to action, a chance to reiterate our shared responsibility for ending irregular migration and human trafficking.

“This will build a safer society where people can thrive without seeking dangerous routes for survival,” she stated.

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