Three more Nigerian girls rescued from human trafficking in Ghana – NIDCOM
BY OLAIDE SHITTUSpeaking at the NiDCOM office in Lagos on Thursday, where the girls were received and later handed over to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), the Chairman/CEO of NiDCOM, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, decried the continued silence around traffickers.
She commended Chief Callistus Elozieuwa, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, NIDO Ghana, for consistently working with Ghanaian security agencies to rescue victims, the Nigerian Embassy in Ghana for strong consular support, and First Lady, Mrs. Oluremi Tinubu, for facilitating the girls’ transportation back to Nigeria.
She said, “Until we begin to name and shame the perpetrators of this modern-day slavery, human trafficking will not end.”
According to the statement, over 169 Nigerians have been repatriated from Ghana in recent months, a sign that the trafficking network remains active.
The girls, who hail from Bayelsa and Ebonyi States, are currently in the custody of NAPTIP for profiling and rehabilitation.