Categories
AFNewsNG Logo
Crime Special Report

END OF ROAD! How 2 Civil Servants Connived With Grandmother to Sell Newborn Baby for N1.5m

Thompson Nsisongabasi

Sep 04, 2020

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says it is partnering the International Human Rights Commission (IHRC) to fight against trafficking and violence against persons in the country.

READ ALSO: Popular Islamic Cleric Found Dead In Zamfara

The IHRC disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Thursday, signed by Mr Emmanuel Kolawale, its Acting Head, Media and Public Relations.

READ ALSO: How Man beheaded aunty, machete police officer after being shot

According to the statement, the IHRC and NAPTIP have already signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to that effect.

READ ALSO: INEC Sued Over 'Missing' 55.9bn 2019 Election Funds

It said that during the signing of the MoU, the IHRC Secretary-General, Prof. Raf Marsin Wasik, applauded NAPTIP for `standing tall' in the fight against human trafficking in the country.

READ ALSO: 5G Consultation Ongoing, Plans Not Concluded -NCC

The statement said Wasik assured of the total commitment of the IHRC and the international community to support NAPTIP in its bid to end the crimes of trafficking and violence against persons in Nigeria.

READ ALSO: How NDLEA Finally Captured Drug Kingpin Who Killed Three Officers After 12 Years on the Run

It added that the Director-General of NAPTIP, Dame Julie Okah, commended the IHRC for its decision to partner with NAPTIP in the fight against trafficking and violence against persons.

READ ALSO: How Suspects Used Fake Alert to Acquire 75m Mercedes Benz GLE In Kano

The statement said Okah also assured the IHRC leadership in Nigeria and globally that NAPTIP under her watch would do everything possible to stop human trafficking and violence against persons in the country.

READ ALSO: 2024 Christmas Message: Governor Otti Reflects on Progress and Good Governance in Abia

It added that the IHRC had nominated the NAPTIP chief executive as a Judge of the Federation of Human Rights Arbitration Court.

Related Stories

""

— Thompson Nsisongabasi

Join the Conversation

Signed in as Member