By Julie Okah-Donli Harsh economic conditions, especially in developing countries, have created a flourishing atmosphere which traffickers exploit to recruit unsuspecting victims, mostly women and children, who have been subjected to all forms of dehumanizing labour conditions both within and
In response to the spate of irregular migration in Nigeria, an international non-governmental organisation, the Society for the Reconciliation of Distressed Nigerians in Diaspora (SORENID), has been inaugurated in Anambra State to help create massive awareness on the dangers of the trend. The inauguration of the state branch of SORENID was aimed at eradicating from […]
The ECOWAS Commission has advised journalists covering human trafficking and irregular migration issues, to exercise caution in reporting them, so as not to jeopardise the lives and future of the victims. Mr Olatunde Olayemi of the Human Security and Civil Society Division of the commission, gave the advice at a training workshop organised for newsmen […]
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has rescued two Nigerians, Adams John and Victor Obialu, who were stranded in Kenya as a result of irregular migration and visa overstay. While receiving the excited duo in Abuja, the Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, advised Nigerians against irregular migration and improper