The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has reiterated its resolve to eliminate human trafficking and sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in Bayelsa.

NAPTIP commander in Bayelsa, Abieyuwa Ikhidero, stated this when receiving executives and officials of the Eunice Nnachi Women Advocacy Foundation (ENWAF), a non-governmental organisation, who paid her a courtesy visit in Yenagoa.

Ms Ikhidero commended the organisation for advocating for the rights of women and girls. She said that NAPTIP had a mandate which included protection of persons against trafficking, prevention of the crime and prosecution of traffickers.

Ms Ikhidero also said that NAPTIP in Bayelsa had carried out over 50 sensitisation programmes and was committed to waging war against traffickers.

“The agency’s efforts align with its mission to prevent and prosecute human trafficking while protecting the rights of women and girls. NAPTIP has convened meetings to tackle emerging issues and secure convictions related to human trafficking, and the agency has resolved to end human trafficking in Bayelsa,” she said.

Ms Ikhidero said the reforms and servicom unit of NAPTIP was established to serve as an internal control mechanism that expressed the agency’s zero tolerance for corruption.

She explained that the unit was established to enhance staff service delivery in advancing the agency’s mission about victims, the general public, and relevant stakeholders in the fight against human trafficking.

(NAN)