According to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Human Trafficking in Persons, about 60% of female hawkers in Italy are Nigerians.

The revelation was made by NAPTIP Director, Training and Manpower Development, Mr Orakwue Arinze, during a two-day training titled “Vulnerable Women and Victims of Domestic Violence,” which was held in Sabon Gari, Zaria, by the agency in collaboration with Joshuel Global Ventures Limited.

The agency described the situation as not only pitiful but also “very intolerable,” noting that the federal government had already done its part by implementing a legislation in 2015 criminalizing violence against people.

He said; 

“Unless all hands are put on deck to guide parents and the larger society on the dangers of human trafficking and violence against women, the lives of our younger female children will continue to be in danger.” 

Arinze also urged state governments and individuals to partner with the agency to rid the society of the menace.

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