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Trafficking in persons is a grevious crime against humanity – Otti’s wife

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Mrs Priscilla Otti, the wife of Abia governor, has described trafficking in persons as a grievious crime against humanity “which completely violates human rights law”.

Mrs Otti said this on Friday during a 1.5-km walk organised by the state government as part of activities lined up to commemorate the 2023 World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, with the theme “Reach every victim of Trafficking, Leave no one behind”, in Umuahia.

The World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, is an annual event that holds on July 30 to raise awareness and strengthen the campaign on the need to stop trafficking in persons.

The governor’s wife, who was represented by Mrs Chinyere Onyeukwu, said that trafficking in persons poses a serious threat to safety, security, live and rule of law in the society.

“We will deploy every resource at our disposal to intensify the fight against trafficking in persons in Abia.

“We have embarked on a serious campaign to show that trafficking in persons will not be tolerated in Abia,” Otti said.

In her speech, Mr Blessing Felix, the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Reduction, said that trafficking in persons could be best described as an affront to humanity.

Felix said that “it is our collective responsibility to raise our voices and take action against this great injustice”.

The Abia Director of National Orientation Agency, Mrs Regina Iroha, said that public education was a good starting point in the move to stop all forms of trafficking in persons.

Iroha called on the relevant agencies to take the campaign to the local communities, adding that most victims of trafficking were people living in the rural areas.

In a remark, Mrs Ifeoma Thomas, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Vulnerable Groups and Poverty Reduction, said that the fight against trafficking in persons must be won at all cost.

Thomas said that collaborative effort between the government and members of the society would greatly increase the successes recorded in the fight against trafficking in persons.

She urged the people of Abia not to hesitate to report any case of trafficking in persons around their neighborhood, adding that appropriate actions would be taken.

The Special Adviser to the Governor on Public Communication, Mr Dodo Okafor, said that trafficking in persons remains a serious social ill and that all hands must be on deck to eradicate the ill to save the vulnerable from falling victim.
Okafor urged the people of Abia to align with the programmes and policies of government focused on eradicating trafficking in persons in Abia.

 

Also, Mr Max Anokwuru, the Public Relations Officer of A and O Caritas Foundation, an NGO, expressed the readiness of the organisation to partner with the government in eradicating trafficking in persons in the state.

Anokwuru urged the people of Abia to join in the campaign against trafficking in persons, in order to bring the menace to a conclusive end in the state.

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Osun Poly Student, Olanrewaju Olatona killed by hit-and-run one-way driver

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A Student Of Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, Osun State, has died after being hit by a trailer driver on Monday, April 15.

The Accident was said to have occurred when the driver, who was reportedly driving against traffic, collided with the motorcycle conveying a student named Olanrewaju Olatona and another passenger along the Ikirun-Osogbo road area of the state.

Due to the severe impact, Olanrewaju Olatona, a National Diploma 2 student, suffered fatal injuries. He died at the scene.

 

Olatona, who was the Financial Secretary of the Department of Mass Communication, was preparing for the one-year Industrial Training programme.

The driver fled the scene after the accident and has not been apprehended.

Subsequently, Osun State Polytechnic students organised a procession in front of the school gate and blocked the expressway for several hours.

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Unknown Gunmen Abduct Channelstv Reporter In Port-harcourt

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April 12, 2024

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Some unknown gunmen have kidnapped Joshua Rogers, the ChannelsTV reporter in Port-Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.

Politics Nigeria learnt that Rogers was picked up close to his residence at Rumuosi in Port Harcourt and to an unknown destination by the gunmen around 9pm on Thursday, April 11.

The reporter was driving his official ChannelsTV branded car when the hoodlums accosted, pointed a gun at him and took him away in the same vehicle.

 

Rogers was said to be returning from his official assignment in Government House after a trip to Andoni for a government event when the incident happened.

Already, the gunmen were said to have contacted his wife and demanded a N30million ransom for bis release.

His cameraman confirmed the incident and appealed to his abductors to set him free unconditionally.

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