NiDCOM urges govts to take steps in curbing human trafficking 

Chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa has called on governments at all levels to take steps to curb human trafficking in Nigeria.

She made the call at a strategic meeting with Hajia Binta Bello, the Director-General (D-G), National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), on Friday, in Abuja.

Dabiri-Erewa said that more needed to be done to curb the menace.

She said that the traffickers should be named and shamed while enforcing stricter penalties as a deterrent to other criminal actors.

Dabiri-Erewa called for closer collaboration between NAPTIP, NiDCOM, the National Commission for Refugees Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), and other sister agencies to curb the menace.

The NiDCOM boss also pushed for more flexible policies and better funding to help NAPTIP fully carry out its mandate against the menace.

She lauded the support of the First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), neighbouring governments, Nigerian Diaspora Communities, Wema bank and NGOs for helping to rescue and reintegrate trafficked victims.

Dabiri-Erewa commended the NAPTIP D-G for her dedication, and pledged NiDCOM’s continued support in the fight against human trafficking in the country.

Earlier, the NAPTIP boss thanked Dabiri-Erewa for NiDCOM’s support, especially in the recent rescue of 231 young Nigerians from Ghana.