NAPTIP said the number of convictions in 2022 was the highest since the agency’s inception. The agency was established in July 2003, about 20 years ago.Mrs Waziri, made this known while speaking with newsmen during the workshop for its Public Relations Officers and Public Enlightenment Officers on Wednesday in Lagos.
“For the first time on 8 March, we extradited a high profile human trafficker back to Italy to serve her 13 years sentence. “In 2022, we are able to rescue and receive more than 2,700 victims more higher than 2021,” she said. “That is one of the reasons NAPTIP was established, not only to prosecute or prevent but also to protect victims,” she said.The director-general appealed to all Nigerians support the agency to eradicate the menace.today, every state in Nigeria is affected, though trend, patten and the propotionality may differ but everyone is affected.
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