About
300 illegal routes used by human traffickers to ferry their victims out
of the country have been discovered in Katsina, northwest Nigeria.
The
Zonal Commander of National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in
Persons and Other Related Matters, NAPTIP, Hajiya Khadija Bello, who
spoke through her spokesman, Malam Aliyu Abba, said Wednesday in Kano
that NAPTIP is not taking chances in its resolve to stamp out human
traffickers and their nefarious activities.
She
said at least 1,800 victims have been rescued and rehabilitated while
40 persons have been convicted for various human trafficking and child
abuse offences in recent times.
She
identified lack of manpower and logistics as part of their major
challenges, and called for concerted efforts of individuals to
complement the anti-human trafficking agency’s efforts.
Meanwhile,
the North West Zonal Coordinator of the National Emergency Management
Agency (NEMA), Musa Ilallah has reiterated the need for better emergency
response skills among stakeholders in disaster management in the
country.
Ilallah
stated this during the opening ceremony of a two-day Training Programme
on Modern Day Techniques to further educate the officers and men of the
Nigerian Civil Defence Corps in Kano.
Also
speaking at the event, Zonal Coordinator of NEMA North-West, Aliyu
Shehu Kafindangi said better emergency response drastically reduces the
loss of lives and property during emergency situations.
In
his comment, the Commandant of the Nigeria Civil Defence Corps, Kano
State Command, Ahmed Alhassan Muazu, noted that the programme will
further equip officers and men of the command on rapid response skills.
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