A Non-Governmental Organisation, Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action, on Thursday in Kano started the training of 30 female victims of human trafficking in various trades.
The training is being conducted in collaboration with the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and other Related Matters, Kano Zonal Command.
Deputy Director of PRAWA, Mr. Yinka Lawal, stated during the opening ceremony that the decision to embark on the training of the victims was informed by the agency’s determination to make them self-reliant.
Despite the efforts of NAPTIP to curb this menace, Lawal disclosed that human trafficking had remained a serious social menace in the country.
“This brought to the fore the need to make coordinated effort to end the problem of human trafficking, since this seems to be one of the causes of illegal migration,” he said.
Also, he said that similar training would be held in Anambra, Edo, Kaduna and Ogun after which the trainees would be provided with start-up capital.
According to Lawal, the organisation would continue to partner with NAPTIP, with a view to sensitising vulnerable women and youths, as well as community leaders on dangers of illegal migration and misconceptions about greener pastures in Europe, America and other countries.
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