The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has raised an alert concerning the increasing prevalence of deceptive job advertisements within the oil and gas sectors across West African nations.
According to a statement from Victor Adekoya, a communication officer at the agency, the warning was issued by NAPTIP’s Director-General, Prof. Fatima Waziri-Azi, as she shed light on emerging patterns in human trafficking for the year 2024.
What she mentioned
She said that the initiative was designed to reinforce operations, resulting in a notable rise within the conviction charges of human traffickers. Moreover, she elaborated that the aim of the company’s consciousness campaigns was to supply Nigerians with immediate and exact info, thereby reducing their susceptibility.
- “We’ve got uncovered a brand new ploy by suspected human traffickers exploiting coordinated world model logos, providing unrealistic oil and gasoline job vacancies to unsuspected Nigerians in neighbouring West Africa international locations.
- “NAPTIP has redoubled its efforts by means of enhanced partnership, collaboration, diligent prosecution, and intensive consciousness towards such gimmicks.”
She added that,
- “We’ve got obtained stories indicating that traffickers have adopted new ways to lure unsuspecting victims.
- “Traffickers now shuttle their suspects to some nations beneath the guise of profitable employment alternatives in gold mining and oil corporations and entice them with guarantees of month-to-month incomes as excessive as 900 {dollars}, which, as at all times, are blatant lies.
- “Victims are sometimes instructed to deliver as much as N850,000 for documentation and different logistic bills.”
- “Upon arrival at their vacation spot, traffickers confiscate the cash, together with victims’ telephones and different private belongings.
- “The focused demographic are female and male victims, aged between 15 and 35 years previous.
- “They’re sometimes trafficked by means of the waterways of Ode Jetty in Lagos en-route Benin Republic and different elements of the West African area.
- “Some victims are additionally trafficked through land routes”.
Waziri-Azi due to this fact urged Nigerians to be vigilant, inquire completely, and procure a second opinion earlier than embracing any enticing propositions. She emphasised the significance of not letting desperation impair their decision-making.
Asserting NAPTIP’s dedication to preventing human trafficking and safeguarding the rights and dignity of all Nigerians, the NAPTIP chief inspired the general public to report any suspicions of human trafficking to the company, utilizing the contact numbers 07030000203 or 627 (solely for MTN Community customers).
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