DABIRI-EREWA VISITS STRANDED NIGERIAN GIRLS IN GHANA; CALLS FOR WAR AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Chairman Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa has condemned in strong terms, mordern day slavery ,following the intervention on 10 Nigerian girls trafficked to Ghana for prostitution., under the guise of “sales girls. “
Dabiri-Erewa stated this when she visited Ghana to address the rescue of Nigerian girls trafficked to that country. While commending the Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation , Ghana, Calistus Elozieuwa and his team, Abike Dabiri-Erewa emphasized the need for a permanent solution to eradicate human trafficking in Nigeria.
NIDCOM Boss urged parents to always question the whereabouts of their children when taken away by relatives or friends and encouraged collective efforts to ensure traffickers are named and arrested.
The NiDCOM Boss further mentioned that the rescued girls would be handed over to NAPTIP, who will in turn hand them over to their various states for total counselling and rehabilitation.
The news of the situation of the girls went viral after being intercepted by the Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO) in Ghana, which promptly alerted NIDCOM, leading to the swift intervention.
