NAPTIP Opens Zonal Command In Osogbo
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has opened a zonal command in Osogbo for Ondo, Osun and Ekiti states to reduce pressure on its Lagos state command of the agency.
The official inauguration of the NAPTIP new office in Osogbo by the Osun State Governor, Mr Rauf Aregbesola was witnessed by high caliber personalities, traditional rulers and heads of security agencies in the state.
Aregbesola who was represented by his Special Adviser of Security Matter, Mr Tope Adejumo promised that the state government would collaborate with the agency to minimize human trafficking.
Speaking on the occasion, former governor of Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola said he was ready to support the agency in its war against human trafficking. He urged the agency to take the campaign against human trafficking to the grassroots.
A revered traditional ruler in the state, Oba Adedokun Abolarin, the Orangun of Oke-Ila also assured the agency of the support of the traditional institution and the people of Osun State.
With the opening of the Osogbo command, NAPTIP now has 9 Zonal Commands across the country located in strategic cities including in Lagos, Benin, Enugu, Uyo, Kano, Sokoto, Maiduguri and Makurdi.
