Human trafficking ‘is an aspect of corruption’, we must combat it- Magu

Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has stated that the anti-graft agency was prepared to go after human traffickers.

In a statement, Wilson Uwujaren, spokesman of the EFCC, quoted Magu as saying this when he received a delegation from the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) in his office in Abuja.

The EFCC boss noted that corruption was the reason Nigerians were risking their lives to go to Europe through the Mediterranean sea, adding that Nigerians must come together to end trafficking.

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“We are prepared to go after human traffickers because we strongly believe that it is an aspect of corruption, and corruption is the greatest enemy of Nigeria,” Magu said.

“Corruption is the reason why young Nigerians are risking their lives walking through the Mediterranean up to Spain and other European countries in search of greener pasture.

“It is a very sad situation, and we must change the trend by ensuring that we join hands to fight corruption, as this is the only solution to the ills militating against our country’s development

“EFCC has an enormous task in the fight against corruption, and NAPTIP is also a stakeholder in the fight, so we also need your assistance and collaboration.”

Speaking, Julie Okah-Donli, Director-General of NAPTIP, said the agency recorded 331 convictions since 2004, with other ongoing cases at advanced stages in different courts.

“Organ trafficking, which is now becoming a big business, is another form of human trafficking,” Okah-Donli disclosed.

 

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