The government of Anambra will house victims of human trafficking.
According to Prof. Charles Soludo, the governor of Anambra State, his administration is actively working to create a safe haven for victims of human trafficking.
The governor expressed his concern for human dignity and said that the idea will soon become reality.
This was stated on Wednesday in Abuja at the 26th National Stakeholders Consultative Forum on Human Trafficking in Nigeria, which was hosted by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons. Professor Sylvia Ifemeje, the state’s commissioner of justice and attorney general, spoke on behalf of the governor.
She revealed that six cases are presently being prosecuted by the state Anti-Trafficking Taskforce before the Federal High Court in Awka.
Imeje also disclosed that she has directed the Ministry of Justice’s Director of Citizens’ Rights Directorate and Director of Public Prosecutions to give the cases top priority.
The Anambra State Anti-Trafficking Task Force’s chair, the Justice Commissioner, clarified that the group has persisted in carrying out a range of tasks intended to ensure efficient operations and the accomplishment of the objectives for which it was established.
As part of the events, Professor Ifemeje stated that since July 23, 2023, a complex legislative framework has been in place to aid in the state’s fight against human trafficking, including the recently passed Anambra State Anti-Trafficking Law of 2024.
She told the assembly that the Soludo administration’s free education program, which extends from elementary to junior high school, will lessen the likelihood that children in the state may be exposed to human trafficking.
