NAPTIP Secures 600 Convictions, Rescues 20,000 Human Trafficking Victims in 22 Years

• NAPTIP has secured over 600 convictions and rescued more than 20,000 victims of human trafficking since its inception in 2003.

• NAPTIP’s Benin Zonal Office Commander, Ganiu Aganran, disclosed this at a workshop for law enforcement agencies in Edo State.

• He noted that the agency combines intelligence-driven investigations, inter-agency collaboration, and victim support services to combat trafficking.

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has announced that it has secured over 600 convictions and rescued more than 20,000 victims of human trafficking since its inception in 2003.

This disclosure was made by the Commander of the Benin Zonal Office, Ganiu Aganran, at the opening of a two-day awareness workshop for law enforcement agencies in Edo State.

According to Aganran, NAPTIP has worked tirelessly to bring traffickers to justice and support survivors.

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

Prof. Eric Okojie, who spoke on the aims of the workshop, noted that the majority of trafficked victims are women, usually sexually exploited in their quest for greener pastures by their traffickers.

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“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.

Justina Odunukwe, National Coordinator of the Committee for the Support of the Dignity of Women (COSUDOW), emphasized that the workshop aimed to strengthen the capacity of security personnel to combat trafficking in persons (TIP).

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

We’ve Rehabilitated Over 17,000 Trafficked Victims Since 2003 – NAPTIP

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has disclosed that the agency has rehabilitated over 17,000 trafficked Nigerians between 2003 and 2021. 

NAPTIP senior intelligence officer, Bori Ogunkanmi, made the disclosure on Thursday at a capacity building workshop on the establishment of the ECOWAS protection and human security integrated coordination mechanisms in Nigeria. 

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