“We can only encourage this change when people come to report at NAPTIP.’’
The commissioner, who said that the children would be taken for a proper medical examination, commended NAPTIP for the feat.
The Benin Division of the Edo State High Court sentenced Ms Osaigbovo, 62, to 12 years and a fine of N24 million for human trafficking.
They hire out these innocent children and position them at the roadsides at busy intersections and bus stops, where they use them for alms begging.
Mr Emerole also said that the clubs were established to expose teenagers to the dangers of human trafficking.
The anti-human trafficking agencies inaugurated a platform to aid in information sharing among West Africa countries.
Since 2014, Nigeria has handed over eleven Ivorians to the country’s governement, while Cote d’Ivoire has handed over 88 victims to Nigeria.
NAPTIP Director-General, Fatimah Waziri-Azi, noted that the two children were among 47 children reported kidnapped in Nasarawa.
