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 s*x workers at a restaurant/bar called “Nigeria” and owned by
an indigene of Edo State popularly known as “Mama Rose”. 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.
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.
Source: NOA
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