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The U.S. Mission to Nigeria has commended the Edo State government and the traditional institutions in the state for efforts being made to combat human trafficking.<\/p>\n

This is as it also pledged its commitment to expanding the scope of collaborations with states in Nigeria “serving as a source or transit point for human trafficking.”<\/p>\n

The U.S. Charg\u00e9 d’ affaires, David Young, gave the commendation on Tuesday when he visited Edo where he met with government leaders, traditional rulers and civil society representatives with a view to understanding the socio-economic factors that perpetuate trafficking in persons in the state.<\/p>\n

Speaking during a courtesy call on the state Deputy Governor, Philip Shuaibu, at the Government House in Benin City, Young commended the state government\u2019s anti-trafficking model<\/p>\n

He particularly expressed the pleasure of his government over the “important progress that has been made to combat trafficking in persons in Edo State, through the Three Ps: Prevention, Protection and Prosecution of those individuals involved in human trafficking.”<\/p>

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He noted that it was one of the issues the U.S. government is focused on, “as it is a horrific crime and we recognize its long-term effects on people who are trafficked to other countries.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the palace of the Oba of Benin, where he had an audience with Oba Ewuare II, Charg\u00e9 Young emphasized the pivotal role of traditional institutions in eliminating the scourge of human smuggling. He lauded the monarch\u2019s leadership and direct involvement in the crusade to end trafficking in the state.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe note that the Benin monarchy has taken the lead in statewide efforts to prevent young people from being trafficked. Survivors with whom we have interacted confirm that the King\u2019s nullification last year of all oaths sworn by trafficking victims had a remarkable impact, by neutralizing the psychological hold of the trafficking syndicates and encouraging survivors to return home. This, in addition to the laudable efforts of the Oba Ewuare II Foundation, continues to bring freedom to many,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n

Charg\u00e9 d’ affaires Young met trafficking survivors at Idia Renaissance\u00a0Center, a non-government organization focused on ending human trafficking in Edo State. He also participated in a roundtable discussion on trafficking and illegal migration with representatives of the Edo State Task Force Against Human Trafficking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The U.S. Mission to Nigeria has commended the Edo State government and the traditional institutions in the state for efforts being made to combat human trafficking. This is as it also pledged its commitment to expanding the scope of collaborations with states in Nigeria “serving as a source or transit point for human trafficking.” The …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":30875,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,1593,17],"tags":[5413,5408,5414,4094,1816],"coauthors":[2387],"class_list":["post-30822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-crime","category-metro","category-news","tag-charge-d-affaires","tag-charge-d-oba-ewuare-ii-foundation","tag-david-young","tag-edo-human-traffickers","tag-human-trafficking"],"yoast_head":"\nU.S.\u00a0 Applauds Edo State On Anti-Human Trafficking\u00a0\u00a0Efforts - National Wire<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The U.S. Mission to Nigeria has commended the Edo State government and the traditional institutions in the state for efforts being made to combat human\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/u-s-applauds-edo-state-on-anti-human-trafficking-efforts\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"U.S.\u00a0 Applauds Edo State On Anti-Human Trafficking\u00a0\u00a0Efforts - National Wire\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The U.S. Mission to Nigeria has commended the Edo State government and the traditional institutions in the state for efforts being made to combat human\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/u-s-applauds-edo-state-on-anti-human-trafficking-efforts\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"National Wire\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-03-27T15:53:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-03-30T07:46:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/1F2A7347.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"572\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Tayo Olanipekun\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/\",\"name\":\"National Wire\",\"description\":\"About Nigerians, Nigerian Business and Other Stories\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/u-s-applauds-edo-state-on-anti-human-trafficking-efforts\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/1F2A7347.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/1F2A7347.jpg\",\"width\":800,\"height\":572,\"caption\":\"U.S. Charg\u00e9 d' affaires David Young (right), with Edo State Deputy Governor Philip Shuaibu, during his visit to the Government House in Benin on Tuesday. 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