LASG SETS UP ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING CENTRE
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In keeping with the state government’s efforts to combat the threat of human trafficking throughout the state, the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Agency (LNSA) established a Human Trafficking and Taskforce Centre.
During the ceremony to hand over the Countering Human Trafficking Office, which was donated by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the governments of the United States, and the Kingdom of the Netherlands and is housed inside the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Agency Headquarters at Oshodi, Mr. Lawal Pedro (SAN), the Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General of Lagos State, made this statement.
He said the Centre will bolster the fight against Human Trafficking, not only in Lagos State but across the Southwest region of Nigeria, stressing that the dedication of the Centre to house the Human Trafficking Unit of the LNSA and the Taskforce on Human Trafficking is a testament to the commitment of the State Government to the fight Against Human Trafficking.
He also seized the opportunity to thank the United Nations, especially the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the Governments of the United States and the Kingdom of the Netherlands for the donation of such a befitting Office Space, just as he commended the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) for their collaborative efforts in the fight against Human Trafficking.
Earlier, the Director-General of NAPTIP, Professor Fatima Waziri commended the Lagos State Government and the LNSA for the State’s effort in tackling the menace, imploring the agencies to continue in effective collaboration as information sharing is very critical.
On her part, Mrs. Eva de Wilt of the Kingdom of the Netherlands traced the collaboration between Nigeria and the Netherlands on human trafficking to some years back and confirmed that the two countries have recently been developing new methods against the menace. “Those fighting Human Trafficking cannot rest because the perpetrators are always evolving tactics”, she stated.
The Consul-General of the United States Embassy, Will Stevens said the United States Government will continue to assist various arms of government and agencies fighting human trafficking, especially in the area of capacity building and attributed the recent spike in human trafficking to the “JAPA” syndrome.
The General Manager of the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Agency (LNSA), Prince (Dr.) Ifalade Oyekan, FSIN, thanked the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu for the vision to rebrand the Agency which has resulted in a lot of tangible achievements.
Oyekan also commended the donor Agencies for their support to the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit of the LNSA, assuring them and the good people of Lagos State of the commitment of the LNSA to deliver on the purpose of the new Centre.
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