A new report by the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) has revealed that 75 percent of human trafficking victims recently rescued in Nigeria are of school age, prompting renewed calls for targeted intervention within the country’s educational system.
The alarming statistic was disclosed by Elvis Ederibhalo, Edo Project Officer for the School Anti-Trafficking Education and Advocacy Project (STEAP), during the inauguration of Anti-Human Trafficking and Violence Against Persons (A.TIPVAP) Vanguard Clubs in select secondary schools in Benin City.