The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has said that it rescued about 470 victims of human trafficking in Katsina in 2023.
Musa Aliyu, NAPTIP Commander in Katsina State, told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Katsina.
Aliyu said that within the year under review, the command in Katsina arrested and convict about four human traffickers.
He also said that they had received 25 cases of human trafficking and two cases of Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP).
The NAPTIP commander said, “Within 2023, the command in Katsina rescued 470 victims of human trafficking, and reunited them with their respective families”
He added that the command is expecting some rehabilitation items from the NAPTIP headquarters to enable them rehabilitate trafficked victims.
He also disclosed that NAPTIP in collaboration with the International Centre for Migration on Policy Development (ICMPD) had organised a series of sensitisation for border communities.
“We also carried out sensitisation programmes in conjunction with the Katsina government, for Religious and Traditional leaders, and also for youths in Mai’adua, Baure and Mashi Local Government Areas ,” he said.
Aliyu explained that the command through the ICMPD was able to conduct free medical treatment for over 80 victims of human trafficking in the state.
He pointed out that the medical outreach had become necessary to address issues of trauma and sexual exploitation of victims of human trafficking.
