Zamfara State Commandant of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Sani Mustapha has vowed to collaborate with the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, in the fight against human trafficking, sexual exploitation and child abuse.
This was disclosed in a press statement signed by the spokesperson of the command, Ikor Oche.
According to the statement, Commandant Sani Mustapha stated this when he hosted the State Commander of NAPTIP, Mr. Aliyu Sarkin Sudan at the State Command’s Headquarters, Gusau.
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The Commandant averred that all it would take to support the activities of NAPTIP by the Corps were already in place.
“The Corps under the able leadership of the Commandant General, Dr Abubakar Ahmed Audi has graciously established the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit which is working closely with NAPTIP in the fight against Trafficking in Persons and other gender-based violence related offences”, he added.
Responding, Mr. Aliyu A. Sarki Sudan, the State Commander of NAPTIP, extolled the doggedness of the Corps in the fight against Gender-Based Violence and other related offences, especially in Zamfara State.
The Commander enumerated the constitutional mandates of the agency, which among others is to fight against trafficking in Persons, sexual exploitation, child labour, child abuse and Gender-Based Violence.
