NewsNiDCOM rescues 200 trafficking victims

 


The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NiDCOM, in collaboration with the Nigeria in Diaspora Organisation, NIDO, has rescued 200 trafficking survivors in just four months.

Chairman and CEO of NiDCOM, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, made this known on Thursday while receiving three trafficked girls from Ghana, in Lagos.

Dabiri-Erewa said the two girls, cousins aged 19 and 17, are from Bayelsa, while the third girl, aged 18, is from Akwa Ibom.

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NiDCOM, in collaboration with the Nigeria in Diaspora Organisation, NIDO, has rescued 200 trafficking survivors in just four months.

Chairman and CEO of NiDCOM, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, made this known on Thursday while receiving three trafficked girls from Ghana, in Lagos.

Dabiri-Erewa said the two girls, cousins aged 19 and 17, are from Bayelsa, while the third girl, aged 18, is from Akwa Ibom

According to her, the rescue was made possible through collaboration with NIDO Ghana, NAPTIP, the Nigerian High Commission, Ghana Police and Nigeria’s First Lady’s Office.

The NiDCOM boss expressed concern that in spite of awareness efforts, many still fall victim to traffickers.

She reiterated that parents must monitor their children closely, as traffickers are often known family members.

“That is what we’ve always said — parents must know who their children associate with. In trafficking chains, there’s always someone familiar who convinces the victim not to inform their family,” Dabiri-Erewa said. She further stated that about 200 survivors have been rescued from Ghana to Nigeria since January, with support from Chief Calistus Elozieuwa, NIDO Ghana Chairman.

Dabiri-Erewa confirmed that four traffickers behind the recent case had been arrested and would face prosecution.




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