Reps to probe rising human trafficking, trafficking networks.
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By Gift ChapiOdekina, Abuja The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the rising incidence of human trafficking in Nigeria, mandating its Committees on Human Rights, Interior and Police Affairs to probe the activities of trafficking syndicates and assess the effectiveness of existing measures to combat the crime.
The resolution followed the adoption of a motion sponsored by Rep.
Dominic Okafor, titled, “Need to Investigate the Alarming Increase in Human Trafficking in Nigeria”, at Wednesday’s plenary. The lawmakers raised concern over the growing threat posed by human trafficking, particularly to women, children and other vulnerable groups. The House noted that human trafficking remained a grave violation of human rights and dignity, involving the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt of persons through force, coercion, deception, abuse of vulnerability or other prohibited means for the purpose of exploitation. It observed that victims were increasingly subjected to commercial sexual exploitation, forced labour, domestic servitude, forced begging, organ harvesting and other forms of degrading abuse.
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