Int’l Women’s Day: NAPTIP Committed To Removing Gender Imbalance, Discrimination - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 9, 2019
TheNational Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP hasassured Nigerian women that it would continue to work towards removing genderimbalance and discrimination.
TheDirector General, NAPTIP Julie Okah-Donli, gave the assurance in a statement incommemoration of the 2019 International Women’s Day. She said that the agencyhad taken steps to ensure that victims of human trafficking, who were mostlywomen, were adequately rehabilitated.
Okah-Donlidescribed the theme of this year’s celebration which is “Balance for Better’’is apt considering the roles of women in the country.
Shesaid that NAPTIP under her watch had rescued more than 20,000 victims of humantrafficking, emphasising that most of the victims were women.
TheDirector-General assured that NAPTIP would continue to implement actions andpolicies that would enhance a balanced and better life for Nigerian women.