Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo has called for the collective efforts of all stakeholders in the fight against human trafficking and migration.
The VP made the call on Monday in Abuja at the grand finale of the 2022 UN Day Against Human Trafficking.
Represented by Mr. Adéọlá Ipaye, Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, Office of the Vice President, stated that it was only by working together that the war against human trafficking could be won.
According to him, human trafficking is a global phenomenon, and he is encouraging everybody to rekindle their commitment so that the fight against the menace can be won.
He said that President Buhari’s administration had continued to deploy political will in the fight against human trafficking, saying that the drive would continue in that direction.
Osinbajo congratulated NAPTIP for the progress it had made in the fight and other stakeholders for the support it had given the agency for the feat it had achieved.
He said that the policy documents would continue to set the agenda and reverse human trafficking in order to ensure the safety of Nigeria in the Federal Government standard procedure.
“All organizations offering shelters and homes to trafficked persons must ensure people are not exploited, we will continue to scale our efforts in the areas of protection, prosecution, and others.
“We can only win this fight by working together with a common vision,” Osinbajo stressed.