Olaleye Aluko, AbujaThe National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and other related matters raised the alarm on Monday that some human trafficking syndicates were planning to use the Russia 2018 World Cup to traffic Nigerians. The NAPTIP Director-General, Julie Okah-Donli said at a briefing in Abuja the agency had written the ministry of sports and the NFF on the development. The DG said Russia is one of the countries where many trafficked Nigerians are stranded and seeking assistance to return home. She said, “It has come to the knowledge of the agency that some dishonest persons and networks of human traffickers have concluded plans to use the forthcoming World Cup to recruit and traffic Nigerian youths out of the country. Russia is one of places with high incidence of human trafficking and many Nigerian victims are held up and seeking assistance to return home.

Source: Punch May 28, 2018 23:03 UTC