“Gone are the days when we think human trafficking is offline. It’s now online. So we have an increase in fake jobs advertorials and fake scholarships.”
NAHCON-approved airline carriers to transport Nigerian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia are Azman Air, Max Air and Flynass.
Mr Nwanwenne said that the 70 convictions were secured in Edo and Delta, adding that no case had gone to court in Bayelsa.
The victims, aged between 9 and 28 years, were recruited from Kogi, Delta, Kwara, Oyo, Ondo, Lagos, Ogun and Osun states.
The agency said it also rescued and rehabilitated over 18,000 victims of human trafficking during the the period under review.
She said that child traffickers had found a way to perpetuate the evil act in cohorts with either parents, relations of their victims or the victims themselves.
Mr Nwanwenne said that the convict was, however, given an option of fine to the tune of N2 million.
Plateau State NAPTIP commander noted that the Ta-hoss community in Riyom is particularly an endemic area for human trafficking minors.
“Human traffickers have stepped up their game, and the destination of choice of victims of human trafficking was now Dubai.”
“The agency has been there for us when we started Devatop and has continued to stand with us on our ‘Talkam’ human rights project.”
