Governor Darius Ishaku Inaugurates task force team on Counter trafficking of persons and smuggling of migrants

Governor Darius Dickson Ishaku has inaugurated task force team on counter trafficking of persons and smuggling of migrants, the team is led by the Attorney General state and Commisioner for justice Barr. Sam Ada. The team is saddled with the responsibility of looking into the cases of child trafficking and Smuggling of migrants in and out of the state.

The Governor in his remarks disclosed that it has become imperative to set up a task force team owing to the uprising in child trafficking and smuggling of migrants in and out of Taraba state. He described trafficking as a crime against humanity which could be traced back as far as slave trade days. He said the overall function of the task force is to coordinate with law enforcement agencies, NGOs and together work to save lives. He stated that with the constituting of the task force, human trafficking will be a thing of the past in Taraba state. Nelson C. Len

He disclosed that significant progress has been made on this areas but still has enough to push in bringing it to an overhaul. The Governor frowned against the practice of prostitution, ponography etc, acknowledging that these vises are pathways to triggering most of this act which are against humanity. He however warned with stem order against those who are into such practice saying government will not take it lightly with anyone found guilty of the mentioned crime. He charged the newly inaugurated members to put in their very best in discharging this assignment as though it were their personal assignment so as to end this menace of human trafficking that is gradually eating deep into our society.

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He urged them to be committed to this as it is a service to humanity knowing that payment for such only comes from God almighty and that which comes from God is always the greatest. He finally called on every Taraban to be part of this fight in other to sanitise our dear state from this monsteriuos vise.

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