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The National Orientation Agency (NOA) wishes to draw the attention
of Nigerians and the general public, especially those in rural areas, to
an upsurge in child trafficking and prostitution involving Nigerians,
urging citizens to beware of suspicious persons who approach them with
the promise of giving their children better lease of life in the city.
This alert has become necessary following intelligence community
reports which reveal that the Malian authorities have uncovered an
under-aged prostitution ring operated by Nigerians. This report was
sequel to the arrest of twelve (12) Nigerian adolescent girls involved
in prostitution at Kangaba village along Guinea Conakry road, outside
Bamako, Mail. The girls, mostly of Edo and Delta States origin, were
commercial sex workers at a restaurant/bar called โNigeriaโ and owned by
an indigene of Edo State popularly known as โMama Roseโ. Investigation
also reveals that the girls entered Mali with fake identification cards
allegedly issued by human trafficking syndicates operating in Nigeria
and Benin Republic.
reports which reveal that the Malian authorities have uncovered an
under-aged prostitution ring operated by Nigerians. This report was
sequel to the arrest of twelve (12) Nigerian adolescent girls involved
in prostitution at Kangaba village along Guinea Conakry road, outside
Bamako, Mail. The girls, mostly of Edo and Delta States origin, were
commercial sex workers at a restaurant/bar called โNigeriaโ and owned by
an indigene of Edo State popularly known as โMama Roseโ. Investigation
also reveals that the girls entered Mali with fake identification cards
allegedly issued by human trafficking syndicates operating in Nigeria
and Benin Republic.
Nigerians are therefore strongly advised not
to give out their wards to strangers and suspicious persons whose means
of livelihood is not known to avoid the menace of such children being
trafficked. Also traditional rulers, ward heads and parents should be
vigilant and conscious of suspicious persons in their communities in
order to promptly report such and checkmate the activities of human
trafficking syndicates.
to give out their wards to strangers and suspicious persons whose means
of livelihood is not known to avoid the menace of such children being
trafficked. Also traditional rulers, ward heads and parents should be
vigilant and conscious of suspicious persons in their communities in
order to promptly report such and checkmate the activities of human
trafficking syndicates.
However, the NOA wishes to assure
Nigerians that all relevant government organs and other stakeholders
have been alerted and are working assiduously to nip the activities of
human trafficking syndicates in the bud are. We therefore urge Nigerians
to reflect on the tenets of our core values and cooperate with the
government and its agencies to check all forms of crime and criminality.
Nigerians that all relevant government organs and other stakeholders
have been alerted and are working assiduously to nip the activities of
human trafficking syndicates in the bud are. We therefore urge Nigerians
to reflect on the tenets of our core values and cooperate with the
government and its agencies to check all forms of crime and criminality.
Source: NOA
