NAPTIP Reveals Most Endemic Human Trafficking Ports In Plateau

The Plateau Command of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says Bassa and Riyom local government areas are endemic ports for human trafficking in Plateau.

The State Commander, Juventus Yitnoe, announced this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Jos.

He said that NAPTIP recorded noticeable cases of human trafficking in the two local governments.

He pointed out that most of the persons trafficked were mostly minors who were taken out of the state to become house boys and girls.

He noted that the Ta-hoss community in Riyom is particularly an endemic area for human trafficking minors.

Yitnoe however attributed the volatility of Bassa as a factor responsible for its susceptibility to human trafficking.

“In Bassa, due to attacks, we have internally displaced people who are vulnerable and are at the mercy of the human traffickers who exploit them under the guise of giving their wards a better life,” he said.

He also said that the command had received more than 48 cases of human trafficking since NAPTIP came to Pick.

He added that some of the cases reported were not under the purveyor of NAPTIP and that they were not actionable. 

According to him, the command is currently handling 18 actionable cases which are in various stages of investigation and prosecution.

The state commander advised the public to be wary of people who promise jobs that they could verify and offers which are too good to believe.