Benue State Governor Launches ‘Save the Benue Child’ Project to Tackle Child Trafficking and Exploitation
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Benue State Governor, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia, has inaugurated the State Steering Committee of the ‘Save the Benue Child’ project, a comprehensive initiative aimed at addressing the challenges facing children in the state, including child trafficking, exploitation, and abuse.
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, the governor, represented by the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice and Public Order, Barr Fidelis Mnyim, lamented the plight of the Benue child, who has faced issues of lack of quality education and healthcare, amongst others.
The ‘Save the Benue Child’ project is a commitment to action, aimed at creating a comprehensive support system that addresses the needs of these children holistically.
The project will focus on improving access to quality education, ensuring health and nutrition, identifying and rescuing child victims of human trafficking, child exploitation, and sexual abuse, providing support services for vulnerable rescued children, prosecuting perpetrators and holding them accountable, raising awareness and sensitizing communities on human trafficking and child exploitation, and providing the necessary support to safeguard their well-being.
The governor emphasized the need for collaboration between local communities, government agencies, and non-governmental organizations to ensure that the efforts are both impactful and sustainable.
In her remarks, the Zonal Coordinator of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Mrs. Gloria Bai, called on all stakeholders to help save the future of the Benue child. Mrs. Bai and the state attorney general, Fidelis Mnyim, are co-chairmen of the “Benue Taskforce on Human Trafficking.”
The NAPTIP Commander noted that the number of human trafficking incidents in the state was on the increase, highlighting the need for urgent action.
Earlier, Mrs. Mabel Ade, Executive Director of Adinya Arise Foundation (AAF), described the event as a pivotal moment in the state’s collective fight against human trafficking.
The ‘Save the Benue Child’ project is a timely initiative, given the increasing cases of child trafficking and exploitation in the state.
The project’s success will depend on the collaboration and commitment of all stakeholders involved.
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