Kano – An NGO, Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA) on Thursday in Kano commenced training of 30 female victims of human trafficking in various trades.
The training is being conducted in collaboration with the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and other Related Matters (NAPTIP), Kano Zonal Command.
In his speech at the opening ceremony, the Deputy Director of PRAWA, Mr Yinka Lawal, said the decision to train the victims was borne out of the organisation’s effort to make them self-reliant.
He noted that despite the efforts of NAPTIP to curb the menace, human trafficking had remained a serious social problem in the country.
“The menace has brought to the fore the need to make coordinated effort to end the problem of human trafficking which seems to be one of the causes of illegal migration.” he said.
Lawal said that similar training would be undertaken in four other states — Anambra, Edo, Kaduna and Ogun noted for human trafficking.
He said that the trainees would receive start-up capital at the end of their training.
Lawal promised that his organisation would continue to partner with NAPTIP to sensitise vulnerable women and youths as well as community leaders on dangers of illegal migration and the misconception of greener pastures in Europe.
Earlier in his remarks, NAPTIP Kano State Zonal Commander, Alhaji Shehu Umar, said the training would enable the beneficiaries establish businesses of their choice.
He added that the training was part of efforts to reintegrate victims of human trafficking into the society to enable them contribute their quota to national development.
He urged participants, selected from all the local government areas of the state, to make the best use of the opportunity to become self-reliant.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the training which would last for three months, is being conducted at Gyadi-gyadi Vocational Training Centres, Kano. (NAN)
