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December 11, 2019
The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu has decried the level of human trafficking in the country, saying the situation was of serious concern to Nigeria’s government.
Adamu expressedgovernment’s concern in Kano at the opening of a four-day training forlecturers of Colleges of Education in the North-East organised by theInternational Centre for Migration Policy Development, ICMPD, organised withthe collaboration of National Agency for Prohibition in Trafficking in Persons,NAPTIP.
Adamu, represented byMrs. Anigbog Obianuju, a Deputy Director in the ministry, described theworkshop as a welcomed development in the fight against human trafficking inthe country.
According to theminister, the training will assist in tackling the issue of human traffickingfrom the root by teaching the teachers the strategies and information thatwould be imparted in the pupils to avoid being victims.
Also in his speech, theExecutive Secretary, National Commission for Colleges of Education, NCCE,Bappah Muhammadu-Aliyu, said victims of human trafficking were not limited toilliterate members of the society.