Some orphanages established for sales, trafficking of children, NAPTIP alleges

THE National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has alleged that some orphanages in the country are established for the purpose of sales of children and child trafficking, vowing to begin a clampdown on such illegal homes across the nation.

The agency described the increasing cases of trafficking of women and children in Nigeria for sexual exploitation and hard labour as a shame to the country and that all effort must be put in place to contain the heinous crime.

Director-General of NAPTIP, Dr. Fatima Waziri–Azi, therefore, called on the media to focus more attention on human trafficking which she described as embarrassing to the country.

She spoke at the workshop organized by the European Union, EU sponsored Fight Against Human Trafficking (FIIAP), through the Action Against Trafficking In Persons and Smuggling of Migrants  In Nigeria (A-TIPSOM) project, where she was represented by the Director, Training and Manpower Development, Mr Arinze Orakwe.

She charged the media to set an agenda on trafficking with a view to ending the negative act.

“The media occupy a principal position in NAPTIP’s work and the workshop is a result of the agency’s commitment to training journalists as well as a fulfilment of promises made.”Speaking further, she said trafficking in persons was an organized and clandestine crime hence the need for the fight against the crime to be organized and even more sophisticated.

“There is no better group for collaboration than the media. So long as criminals collaborate to commit crimes it behoves NAPTIP to seek collaboration. I urge the media to key into this partnership. We intend to expand the partnership.

“Trafficking in persons is a crime that shames us all just as it is the highest money-spinner, not that you should invest in it because NAPTIP will catch up with you.

“It is the highest money spinner because you sell the person over and over again.“As journalists, it behoves on us to be circumspect and tactical in terms of terminology for reportage. For instance, what we refer to as ritual in the media are not always rituals,” she said.

Also speaking, the Senior Project Officer/Technical Advisor on Prevention, A-TIPSON, Joseph Olusegun Sanwo, noted that the event became imperative given that it relates to the prevention of trafficking through sensitization especially at the grassroots where he noted, people were prone to deceit by traffickers.

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