Friday 20 May 2016

ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING ADVOCACY TRAINING, LAGOS




ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING ADVOCACY TRAINING
By Devatop Centre for Africa Development
Sat. 14th May, 2016
51/52 Ijaye Street, Ogba, Ikeja Lagos State Nigeria
PRESS STATEMENT
Over 27 millions of women, girls, men, and boys are currently victims of human trafficking globally. They are bought and sold into prostitution, labour exploitation and child pornography. For years, human trafficking has continued to thrive in shadow and in the silence of others.  The worst anyone can do is to keep silent about human trafficking.

There is an urgent need for more people to be in the forefront of combating human trafficking, and no one needs to wait until he is directly affected before speaking out against this evil.

Hence, Devatop Centre for Africa Development and Infinity Foundation in partnership with National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, Words Worth, Walk Against Rape, etc organized the Anti-Human Trafficking Advocacy Training to boost the fight against human trafficking by equipping participants who will organize strategic actions against this evil. Participants which include educators, youth, journalist, media professionals, and civil society organizations are expected to carry out anti-human trafficking advocacy in Lagos state and beyond.

According to Joseph Osuigwe, Director  Devatop Centre for Africa Development,  human trafficking can occur anywhere, in any community, family, and to anybody. Hence, everyone needs to take part in combating human trafficking before it penetrates in every family. He pointed out that it is everyone’s responsibility to combat human trafficking, and if we don’t do something now, something worst will happen, and more people will fall victims to human traffickers.  

Bar. Emeka Ugwonye, a human right activist, advised the participants to see human trafficking as a threat to threat to family, youth development, and economic advancement. He noted that everyone, irrespective of their family background needs to take part in preventing this scourge. 

Kolawole Olufunke, who represented the Zonal Commander of National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, reiterated the commitment of her agency in collaborating with anybody or organization to bring this menace to an end.

Nigeria is a source, destination and transit of people trafficked for sexual and labour exploitation. Millions of Nigerian are vulnerable to human trafficking as a result of insurgency, community crisis, poverty, and unemployment. 

Joseph Osuigwe Chidiebere
Director, Devatop Centre for Africa Development
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