The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons NAPTIP has intensified efforts to combat human trafficking by integrating anti-trafficking education into Nigeria’s school curriculum.
The initiative, driven by the Agency in collaboration with the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC), aims to equip students with knowledge on the dangers and warning signs of trafficking.
The NAPTIP Director General, Binta Adamu Bello, revealed the plans in an interview with Voice of Nigeria during a campaign tagged “Safe Future Awareness Programme” on human trafficking and irregular migration in Abuja, the nation’s capital, in collaboration with the International Center for Migration Policy Development ICMPD and the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
“Under the programme, human trafficking topics have been embedded into primary and secondary school subjects, while teachers are being trained to deliver the content effectively.”
The move is part of a broader strategy by the Federal Government to raise awareness, protect vulnerable groups, and reduce the incidence of trafficking across the country.”
