NAPTIP INCLUDES ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING FIGHT IN SCHOOL CURRICULUM

NAPTIP Nigeria, the agency with the mandate to stop human trafficking in Nigeria has taken the fight against human trafficking to primary and secondary schools but including Trafficking in Persons (TIP) issues into the curricula of schools across the country.

This was dislosed by the indefatigable DG of the agency Julie Okah-Donli during the opening of a two day sensitization workshop for publishers and authors on Wednesday June 27th.

She emphasised that the essence of mainstreaming TIP issues in schools is to help deepen the prevention aspect of the role of the agency.

Continuing, she said that knowledge of TIP issues and related crimes at early stage of a child's life in school , means that , " it becomes difficult for them to fall prey to traffickers and they also become vanguards against TIP.

She said,

“It is our conviction that we cannot  win this battle  alone without  the collective support of the various  stakeholders  including children  who are usually  the target"

“The infusion will be an effort in futility if the pupils and students do not have corresponding materials and texts to buttress the topics. This has necessitated this meeting, with the hope that authors and publishers would be adequately informed and sensitised about human trafficking,” she said.

The hardworking DG Okah-Donli commended the EU, ECOWAS for financial support through the Free Movement of Persons and Migration in West Africa Project and International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD).

It is worthy to note that there has been a renaissance in the fight against human trafficking under the leadership of this DG. He commitment and dedication to ending this malaise in our country is commendable and deserves emulation.

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