National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons

National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons
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Agency overview
Formed14 July 2003 (2003-07-14)
TypeLaw enforcement
JurisdictionFederal Government of Nigeria
HeadquartersAbuja, FCT, Nigeria
MottoEnsuring a Human Trafficking free Nation
Agency executives
  • Dr. Fatima Waziri-Azi, Director General;
  • Hassan Hamis Tahir, Director Legal and Prosecution;
  • Arinze Orakwue, Director Public Enlightenment;
  • Godwin Morka, Director Research and Programme Development;
  • Olubiyi Olusayo, Director Training and Manpower Development;
  • Josiah Emerole, Director, Investigation and Monitoring;
  • Effeh Ekrika, Director Administration;
  • Ebele Ulasi, Director Counseling and Rehabilitation;
  • Sambo Abubakar, Director Finance and Accounts.
Parent agencyFederal Ministry of Justice
Websitenaptip.gov.ng

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) is a law enforcement agency of the federal government of Nigeria. It was established in July, 2003 to combat human trafficking and other similar human rights violations.

NAPTIP is a national compliance to the international obligation under the Trafficking in Persons Protocol and responds to the need to prevent, suppress, and punish trafficking in persons, especially women, and children, complementing the United Nations Transnational Organized Crime Convention (UNTOC). It is one of the agencies under the supervision of the Federal Ministry of Justice.

Since its inception, the Agency has investigated over ten thousand cases of human trafficking and prosecuted about five hundred offenders. Between 2003 and 2017, they convicted over 600 human traffickers and rescued about 21000 victims from Libya and other places.

Professor Fatima Waziri-Azi, assumed office as the Director General of NAPTIP on September 21, 2021.

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