Some Nigerians Being Used As Terrorists In Libya – Shehu Sani

A senator from Kaduna nation and vp, Senate Committee on foreign Affairs, Shehu Sani, has decried the spate of human trafficking inside the usa, pronouncing a few Nigerians were getting used for terrorist sports in Libya.


Sani said this in Abuja in the course of a go to to the Director general of the country wide company for the Prohibition of Trafficking in men and women, Julie Okah-Donli.

The senator, who's additionally the Chairman, Senate Committee on foreign and neighborhood Debt, said the fight against human trafficking in Nigeria deserved the same attention given to the combat towards corruption and insurgency.


according to a release by means of the NAPTIP Head, Press and Public relations, Josiah Emerole, on Sunday, the senator said human trafficking had emerge as a splendid chance to national security and undermined Nigeria’s sovereignty.

Sani stated, “Nigerian youths are being trafficked to Italy en path Niger Republic and Libya to Europe and so forth. a number of them forestall over in Libya, where they may be engaged in terrorist sports, while the ones trafficked to Italy are concerned in intercourse slavery. whenever, a tragedy takes place from human trafficking, it affects every person folks.

“this is due to the fact if an individual that is trafficked to Libya joins the ISIS or Al-Qaida group, such individuals may come again to the united states after the schooling, to perpetuate evil. that is dangerous.

“it is shameful that once three hundred years of the abolition of slavery the world over, Africans are still loss of life inside the sea in the call of human trafficking. it is also worrisome that unlike instances beyond when Africans were compelled to get on the boat, no one presently forces us to get at the deliver. almost six decades of our political independence, we're still speakme approximately trafficking.”

The NAPTIP DG, Okah-Donli, said regardless of the “inadequate funds” allotted to the organization, a lot of awareness advent and prosecution become being performed on trafficking.

“The envelope system of investment for NAPTIP will by no means be sufficient due to the fact we cope with a criminal offense with international size and huge implications for the u . s . a .. The situation is so horrific that my officers and men once in a while make a contribution cash to take care of the victims of trafficking in our shelters,” Okah-Donli brought.

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