The Director-General, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons NAPTIP, Fatima Waziri-Azi, has said more convictions of high-profile traffickers will send a message of zero tolerance to human trafficking.
Waziri-Azi, who made this known during the celebration of the 2021 European Union Anti-Human Trafficking Day in Abuja, said access to justice is a priority for the poorest.
She said the agency would continue to scale up people’s centred access to justice by strengthening the visibility of the agency’s reporting channels as well as its partners.
She said, “Trafficking is not a problem, it is a crisis.
The event was organised by Action against Trafficking in Person and Smuggling of Migrants (A-TIPSOM), a project funded by European Union EU and implemented by the International Ibero-America Foundation for Administration and Public Policies FIIAPP.
In his remarks, A-TIPSOM team lead, Raphel Meloni, said EU Anti-Trafficking Day presents a chance to remind people about the menace of human trafficking.
