Human Trafficking: NAPTIP Partners with Benin
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and other Related Matters (NAPTIP) has pledged its commitment to the success of its partnership with the Republic of Benin to facilitate the implementation of its mandate.
Its Executive Secretary, Beatrice Jedy-Agba made the pledge in Abeokuta at the end of the 9th Nigeria/ Benin Joint Technical Committee meeting on Trafficking in Persons.
She said the partnership would help both nations to achieve the objective of phasing out human trafficking and increase "the dignity of man."
A communiqué issued at the end of the four-day meeting was jointly signed by Jedy-Agba and Emile Ekpinse, the Deputy Secretary-General, Ministry of Family and Social Affairs, Republic of Benin.
It said the regional status on child trafficking indicated that Nigeria and Benin were sources, transit and destination countries for the illegal practice.
The communique noted that the development had facilitated the signing of a bilateral agreement between the two countries to prevent, suppress and punish trafficking in women and children.
It said a joint technical committee had been established to coordinate, develop and implement joint annual plans to identify endemic communities and make appropriate intervention.
The communiqué noted that the joint task force action had resulted in the reduction of the number of children in quarries, street hawking, begging and sexual exploitation in Abeokuta.
It urged governments of both countries to evolve measures that would ensure the continuity of the intervention programmes in Abeokuta and Zakpota, Benin.
The communique said the meeting resolved that the intervention programmes should be extended to endemic communities in Nigeria and Benin, where there were prevalence of domestic servitude, street hawking, begging, sexual exploitation and plantation work
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and other Related Matters (NAPTIP) has pledged its commitment to the success of its partnership with the Republic of Benin to facilitate the implementation of its mandate.
Its Executive Secretary, Beatrice Jedy-Agba made the pledge in Abeokuta at the end of the 9th Nigeria/ Benin Joint Technical Committee meeting on Trafficking in Persons.
She said the partnership would help both nations to achieve the objective of phasing out human trafficking and increase "the dignity of man."
A communiqué issued at the end of the four-day meeting was jointly signed by Jedy-Agba and Emile Ekpinse, the Deputy Secretary-General, Ministry of Family and Social Affairs, Republic of Benin.
It said the regional status on child trafficking indicated that Nigeria and Benin were sources, transit and destination countries for the illegal practice.
The communique noted that the development had facilitated the signing of a bilateral agreement between the two countries to prevent, suppress and punish trafficking in women and children.
It said a joint technical committee had been established to coordinate, develop and implement joint annual plans to identify endemic communities and make appropriate intervention.
The communiqué noted that the joint task force action had resulted in the reduction of the number of children in quarries, street hawking, begging and sexual exploitation in Abeokuta.
It urged governments of both countries to evolve measures that would ensure the continuity of the intervention programmes in Abeokuta and Zakpota, Benin.
The communique said the meeting resolved that the intervention programmes should be extended to endemic communities in Nigeria and Benin, where there were prevalence of domestic servitude, street hawking, begging, sexual exploitation and plantation work
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