Guardian Nigeria
. As nine trafficked girls land in Lagos
Chairman/CEO of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Hon. Abike Dabiri Erewa says the federal government will not relent in its efforts to seek permanent solution to the hydra-headed problem of human trafficking in Nigeria.
This was 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 maintained that concerted efforts are underway to checkmate the rising tide of human trafficking in the country.
The girls who were trafficked to Ghana arrived in Lagos at 9:55 pm into the waiting hands of Hon. Erewa and the representatives of the Imo State Governor, Rt. Hon. Chyna Amara Iwuanyanwu (Deputy Speaker of the Imo State House) and Imo 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 stated that the rescued girls have been handed over to NAPTIP and their respective states for rehabilitation and counselling while the alleged trafficker has been arrested and charged to court in Ghana.
“We must declare a war against human traffickers.” She urged parents to always question the whereabouts of their children when taken away 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, Chairman BOT, Ghana, and the NIDO Team.
She also commended the Imo State Governor for dispatching a high-powered delegation with utmost despatch.
