By Micah Jonah
January 22, 2026
The Director General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, Binta Adamu Bello OON, has called on stakeholders and partners across the country to intensify collaboration, strengthen synergy and scale up joint actions to effectively curb human trafficking.
She made the call in Abuja at the opening of a validation workshop on the Draft Nigeria Trafficking in Persons Country Report 2025, held at the Abuja Continental Hotel. The workshop forms part of the Support to Migration Governance in Nigeria Component Three, was organized in collaboration with NAPTIP with funding from the European Union.
The 2025 Country Report on Trafficking in Persons, now in its third edition, is a joint initiative of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and NAPTIP. The report provides an evidence based assessment of human trafficking in the country and offers policymakers, law enforcement agencies and development partners detailed insights into the scale, drivers, trends and patterns of the crime.
Bello stressed that sustained partnership remains critical to achieving meaningful progress, noting that research findings must translate into real interventions that reach vulnerable communities, protect victims and dismantle trafficking networks. She emphasized that success depends on coordinated action and shared responsibility among all actors involved in migration governance and human rights protection.
She also expressed appreciation to the European Union, UNODC, other development partners for their continued commitment to supporting national efforts against human trafficking.
In his remarks, the Deputy Country Representative of UNODC in Nigeria, Danilo Campisi, commended NAPTIP for its achievements in combating trafficking and reaffirmed the organization’s commitment to supporting all relevant stakeholders in strengthening prevention, protection and prosecution efforts.
Also speaking at the event, the representative of the European Union delegation, Ron Hendrix, praised both UNODC and NAPTIP for their cooperation and assured participants of sustained and robust support from the European Union.
The workshop brought together stakeholders from across the country, reflecting a broad national commitment to strengthening policies and operational strategies against human trafficking.
