2026 EU Day Against Human Trafficking

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As Kwara State joined its counterparts across the globe to mark the 2026 European Union Day Against Human Trafficking, the State Government has sounded a note of warning to the public against illegal migration and modern-day slavery as prohibited by law in the State.

In a statement by the State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice who is the Chairman, State Taskforce on Human Trafficking, Senior Ibrahim Sulyman SAN, in Ilorin, the government vowed to prosecute any perpetrator of inhuman acts against fellow citizens in the State, advising such people to vacate the State or face the full wrath of law.

He vowed to eliminate trafficking in persons and bring perpetrators to justice and to protect and assist heinous crime victims in the State towards protection of rights of the citizens.

The Learned Silk, emphasised that the present administration in the State is committed to protecting the rights of every citizen, maintaining that the government would not tolerate any act of illegality against others in the State.

The Taskforce Chairman condemned false job promises, sexual exploitation, organ harvesting  and  labour trafficking, describing the acts as not only illegal but highly barbaric and an act of incivility.
 
The Attorney General, who however, called for stronger cooperation between the State residents and the government, enjoined the public to support the government by giving necessary information to security agencies and the State Ministry of Justice through its Taskforce in order to counter the menace of human trafficking which especially affects women and children.


Janet Bogunjoko
Press Secretary,
MOJ

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