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NAPTIP, CLEEN Task Security Agencies On Synergy To Tackle Human Trafficking
CLEEN Foundation, a non-governmental organisation and the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) have tasked security agencies on synergy to tackle the menace of human trafficking.
Dr Benson Olugbuo, Executive Director of CLEEN Foundation, said this yesterday at a two-day capacity building workshop for law enforcement agencies in Lagos State.
Olugbuo said there was a need for collaboration of security agents to tackle human trafficking in the country.
He said the workshop was borne out of the need for inter-agency collaboration in fighting the menace of trafficking and forced migration and providing assistance to victims of trafficking.
Olugbuo who acknowledged the Federal Government’s contributions in tackling the menace through laws said that the laws were seen to be devoid of gender sensitivity.
“CLEEN Foundation in collaboration with NAPTIP and support from the UN Women, launched a project to bring critical actors together to effectively design a pathway to solving this problem.
“These critical actors are law enforcement agencies who should not be left out but encouraged to work together in fighting the scourge of human trafficking.
“Law enforcement agencies are responsible for the prevention of trafficking and forced migration through intelligence gathering and prosecution of traffickers within the ambits of the law.
“We are convinced based on experience and technical expertise of our facilitators that the objective of this workshop will be achieved and participants will implement the lessons from the workshop,” he said.
The Commander, NAPTIP, Lagos Zone, Mr Aganran Alao, said the only way to effectively tackle human trafficking due to its multifaceted nature was through strong coordinated partnership.
Aganran said the need for the training could not be over emphasised as it helped to refresh and address knowledge gaps on the concept of trafficking in persons, irregular migration and related issues.
“This is not going to be a talk shop but an opportunity for us to consider some challenges in execution of our duties and provisions of necessary services to victims of human trafficking,” he said.
“This is to proffer SMART solutions which will facilitate achievements of our mandates as individual law enforcement operatives, organisations and as a collective.
“The security circle should never be seen as a competitive arena but for complimentary one.
“Human trafficking represents a clear and present danger to human and national security and must be addressed boldly and frontally.
“The goal here is to build a coordinated system that will help us record even more success stories as we strive to give victims of trafficking another chance to live,” he said.
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Gombe Opens Bid For Construction Of Three-Arm Zone Project
Gombe State Ministry of Works, Housing and Transportation has opened bids for the construction of three arms zone complexes within the Gombe Capital Special Development Zone which held at the Ministry’s conference hall.
Speaking while presiding over the bid opening proceedings, the Commissioner, Engr. . Usman Maijama’a Kallamu assured the bidders that the bid opening would be carried out using procurement process which is based on specific regulations that are credible, fair, and transparent.
The Commissioner, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Alh. Idris Yambiu Buba said that the Ministry will continue to align itself for optimal results in the implementation of government policies and projects in line with Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya’s commitment to bringing development to the State.
While assuring the bidders of a transparent process, the SSA to the Governor on Special Project, Arch. Yakubu Mamman thanked Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya for his foresight in infrastructural development of the State, adding that government is committed to ensuring that all bidders had an equal chance to participate and compete based on merit to maintain standards and specifications.
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Gov Mbah Signs Bill To Establish Teaching Hospital In Enugu
Governor of Enugu State, Dr Peter Mbah, yesterday, signed the Enugu State University of Medical and Applied Sciences (SUMAS) Teaching Hospital Bill 2024 into Law, promising to expedite action to actualise the teaching hospital immediately to provide quality training and healthcare services in the Enugu North part of the State and the State in general.
Mbah, while commending the Enugu State House of Assembly for accelerating action on the processing and passage of the Executive Bill, said that establishing SUMAS Teaching Hospital was in line with his manifesto.
He said, “What we have done by signing into law the Enugu State University of Medical and Applied Sciences Teaching Hospital Bill is that we now have in place a legal framework to immediately begin to put in place all that is required to upgrade SUMAS to a teaching hospital. This is part of our campaign promises and we are committed to delivering on that expeditiously.
“We believe that the importance and significance of siting a teaching hospital in our Enugu North zone can never be lost on us. So, we are not going to spend any time in making sure that everything that is necessary and required to upgrade and get the teaching hospital operational is put in place. With this Law, we are going to redouble our commitment and our efforts to achieve that.”
He assured the Governing Council and the Management of SUMAS of his continued support, adding that his administration would equally be counting on their pedigree and contacts to bring the teaching hospital to fruition in record time.
“We are going to continue to support you and we are also going to continue to count on your experience, network, and profile in raising resources to actualize the project.
“This year alone, we are going to spend 33 per cent of our budget on education. This underscores the importance of education to this administration. So, be sure to come to us whenever there is a need. We are going to support you because we are interested in education and we are investing heavily in it,” he said.
On his part, the Speaker, Enugu State House of Assembly, Hon. Uchenna Ugwu, who also spoke at the Bill signing witnessed by the Chairman of SUMAS Governing Council, Msgr. Obiora Ike, and the Vice Chancellor, Prof. James Ogbonna, and top hierarchies of the institution, commended Governor Mbah’s speed and faithfulness in delivering on his campaign promises. He assured that the House of Assembly was ever ready to fast-track every executive bill that would impact positively on the state and its people.
“We promised we are going to support this administration by doing our job expeditiously to ensure that there is no delay in your delivery of democracy dividends to our people. Therefore, the SUMAS Teaching Hospital Bill received expedited hearing and today you have the signing of the bill into law,” he stated.
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Ododo Applauds Security Agencies Over Rescue Of 43 Bus Passengers
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has applauded security agencies in the State for their efforts in the rescue of 43 bus passengers.
The Special Adviser on Media to the Governor, Ismaila Isah disclosed this in a statement yesterday.
The statement noted that the governor welcomed the news of the release of the abducted bus passengers in Okehi Local Government Area of the State and called for sustained collaboration between security agencies and local communities to improve intelligence gathering and prevent crime and criminality in all parts of the state.
Ododo commended the caretaker chairman of Okehi LGA, Mr Amoka Eneji, the Nigeria Police, Nigeria Professional Hunters, Ebira Local Hunters Group and other security agencies for their intervention, which led to the rescue of the passengers who were abducted outside the state.
“Governor Ododo also commends the response of security agencies to the robbery incidence in Felele area of Lokoja and called for more urgency in addressing cases of insecurity in any part of the state.
“The Governor reassured the people of the state that his administration will not relent in its efforts in deploying maximum resources to ensure that all communities in the state remain unsafe for criminal elements.”
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