“There was a documentary in Ebonyi which stated that 40 per cent of those who were trafficked these days are from Plateau.
“We are putting in mechanisms to check all of these issues to stop this trend.
” So, we are going to do a lot of sensitisation, we are going to meet gatekeepers, village heads, kings, and then community leaders and religious bodies.
“So that this menace will be nipped in the bud,” he said.
“There is a law banning it, so we cannot afford in our own time to continue to have this.
“And, again on tricycles, the law is still intact, that they start at 6am and close at 6pm.
“So, there is going to be enforcement very soon,” Ashoms said.
Child trafficking has been a serious problem in Plateau State, Nigeria, where many children are exploited for sexual, labour, or other purposes. The state ranks fourth in the country in terms of the number of trafficked persons, with 85 cases and 146 victims reported from March 2021 to date. Some of the factors that make children vulnerable to trafficking are poverty, conflict, displacement, and lack of social services. The state government and other stakeholders are taking measures to prevent and combat child trafficking, such as scaling up advocacy and sensitization, acquiring a Rescue Centre for survivors, and lobbying for inclusion of women in development.