Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba state has directed the Task Force Team on Human Trafficking and Snuggling of Migrants to commence immediate prosecution of those found culprit in trafficking children.
Ishaku gave the directive at the sensitisation against Trafficking in Persons and Snuggling of Migrants organized by FIIAPP in collaboration with Hope Afresh Taraba and NACTAL in Jalingo.
The Governor, who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Anthony Jellason, said that his earlier constitution and inauguration of the task force teams was his eminent response to the menace.
While commending the funders and other partners in the advocacy, the governor assured the civil society groups that his administration would live no stone unturned in eradicating the menace.
Earlier, Dr. Anna Darius, Wife of the governor expressed concern over the massive trafficking of children into home slavery.
The first lady, who was represented by Mrs. Bridget Twar, Commissioner for Social Development said that Cameroon’s Nigerian border had served as a trafficking route of persons and children from neighboring local government areas.
She recalled that 72 children were intercepted by a trafficker in the state, while she thanked her partners for heeding to her yearnings and stepped up an awareness campaign against such menace.
Also speaking, Mr. Abdulganiyu Abubakar, National President, Network Against Child Trafficking, Abuse and Labour (NACTAL) said that they were in Taraba in assisting that the menace was eradicated.
Abubakar commended the Taraba state government for supporting the awareness campaign.
Sani Sulaiman