The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP , has alerted Nigerians on new strategies by some suspected human traffickers who are impersonating global brand trademarks and offering fake oil and gas jobs to traffic unsuspecting people to neighboring West Africa n countries for various forms of exploitation. This was disclosed in a press statement by the Director-General of NAPTIP , Prof Fatima Waziri-Azi, in Abuja.
The statement reads, “As part of our comprehensive enlightenment strategies to equip Nigerians with timely and accurate information to reduce their vulnerability, we have received reports indicating that traffickers have adopted new tactics to lure unsuspecting victims, predominantly to Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, Liberia, and other West African nations. “Under the guise of lucrative employment opportunities in gold mining and oil companies, victims are enticed with promises of monthly incomes as high as Nine Hundred Dollars ($900)
NAPTIP Human Trafficking Fake Job Offers Oil And Gas West Africa
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