Effective counter-trafficking policies key to cubbing human trafficking – NAPTIP

A call has been made for effective counter-trafficking policies and ideas to tackle the menace of human trafficking. Imaan Sulaiman Ibrahim, Director General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), made the call in a statement delivered by Head, Press & Public Relations Unit, Stella Nezan, at Law Enforcement and Intelligence Course 1/2021 of the Defence Intelligence College (DIC) Karu, Abuja. The NAPTIP boss said that human trafficking constituted a major National Security concern that required new ideas and initiatives to tackle the menace, calling for the establishment of an effective and lasting counter-trafficking structures as well as polices that would mitigate the prevalence of human trafficking across the world. He said: ”Graduands must know that Human Trafficking is a major national security concern as thousands of Nigerians are trafficked on yearly basis. The evolving nature of this ugly and inhuman security challenge underscores the need for new ideas in tackling existing threats posed by human trafficking and the establishment of lasting structures to mitigate the menace.