REPORT

ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING
ADVOCACY TRAINING
(Tackling the use of Juju on victims of sex trafcking)
24th August 2017 @ Abuja
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 OPENING REMARKS
By Mr Arinze Egemonye (Devatop Project Manager)
In his opening remark speech he introduced the keynote
speakers from the (National Agency for the protection of
Trafficking in persons) NAPTIP Mr Desmond Garba
(NAPTIPs Assitant Intelligent Officer Training and
Manpower Development) and Mrs Olabisi Oluwatoyin
(NAPTIPs Principal Intelligence Officer) together with
the members of Devatops team present and also gave a
clear defination of Human Trafficking and the role
Devatop centre for Africa development play by using the
youth as a medium to create awareness and to combat
Human Trafficking. He also went further to give a brief
history about the organization and the impact it has
made throughout the years to put an end to Human
Trafficking.
Furthermore he also made emphasis on the essence of
the training and encouraged the volunteers to embrace
the fight against Human Trafficking because in his words
the youth are the leaders of tomorrow

PRESENTATIONS
Mr Desmond Garba (NAPTIPs Assistant Intelligence
Officer Training and Manpower Development) is his presentation

Human trafficking is a form of organized criminal

behavior and it takes place within certain identified
structures which can be methodological, geographical
and commercial structures. Also, human traffickers
employ a range of control mechanisms or methods to
ensure the effective exploitation of their victims
Traffic king Methodology (recr uitment,
transportation, exploitation)
Geographical Structure (origin, transit,
destination)
Internal and External trafficking (national and
International)
Commercial imperative of trafficking (advertising,
transportation, accommodation, financial transactions, et
al)
Control Mechanisms (Violence and threats of
violence, Deception, Imprisonment, collusion, debt
bondage, isolation, religion, culture & belief)

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 FORM HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND THE USE OF JUJU ON
VICTIMS OF SEX TRAFFICKING
Olabisi Oluwatoyin (NAPTIPs Principal Intelligence Officer)
Her presentation was on the FORMS OF HUMAN
TRAFFICKING/THE USE OF JUJU which was more of an
interactive session with the volunteers, she employed the
demonstrative and pictorial representation on the
purpose of Human Trafficking which includes sex
purpose, removal and organs harvesting, child labor etc.
She further enlightened the Volunteers on one of the
major forms of Human Trafficking as employed by
Traffickers to include swearing and oath taking by the
victims at the shrine. This is very dangerous and inhumane
as victims are made to make blood oath and commitment
which have grave consequences on the victims. In most
cases, they find it difficult to give up on the act because
of the dangers involve in what they have entered into.
She also highlighted ways to tackling Juju effects on
victims of Sex trafficking

TAKE ACTION AGAINST HUMAN

TRAFFICKING
Joseph C.Osuigwe
(Executive Director Devatop Centre for Africa Development)
His presentation on ''TAKE ACTION'' entails the
essence to taking action against human trafficking by
the volunteers as a means to create awareness and
also to involve the Nigeria community in the fight
against Human Trafficking.
According to him actions that could be taken by
volunteers include:
Observe, Monitor and Report incidence of trafficking
Fund-raising or Donate
Support Vulnerable People:
Research and Write:
Support Survivors
Start an Anti-Human Trafficking club in Schools
Carry out market/community awareness
Organise Seminars

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 BREAKOUT SESSION
Part of the program of event was the Breakout session
where volunteers were grouped and assigned to discuss
and make presentation on the topic ''HOW THE YOUTH
CAN COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING'' using their skills,
creativity and ideas

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FILLING OF TAKE ACTION FORM
. Volunteers were also made to make a commitment by
completing the take action form and stating the expected number
of people they intend to reach during the timeline.
Volunteers pledged to take the following actions:
School Sensitisation
Market Awareness
Media Campaign
Walk Against Human Trafficking
Establishing Anti-Human Trafficking Club in Schools and Higher
Institutions
Using Music and Arts to combat Human Trafficking.
Each volunteer is expected to educate about 40-50persons and
also make them advocates against Human Trafficking.

PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATE

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CLOSING REMARKS

In his closing remark, Ibrahim Hayatudeen

(Devatops media and program officer)
expressed the advantage of the
volunteering and how volunteers can make a
difference through community projects. , he
also encouraged the participants to use
their skills in tackling sex trafficking and the
use of juju against victims

PHOTOS

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 Vivian Amalu receiving his Anti Devatop Staff and Volunteers
Human Trafficking Award of Participation Group Pics

Joel Uwabor moderating the Group Ibrahim Hayatudeen receiving his Anti
presentation session Human Trafficking Award of Participation

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Break Through Arinze Egemonye receiving his Anti
session Human Trafficking Award of Participation

Break Through Presentation of Certificates

session

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 Oak TV staff receiving his Anti Cynthia Ozioma Ifeanyi receiving her Anti
Human Trafficking Award of Participation Human Trafficking Award of Participation

Corps member receiving his Anti Joel Uwabor making his

Human Trafficking Award of Participation presentation

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 WHO WE ARE

Vision

Missions

Empower women
Provide educational and young people
support to vulnerable to be agents of
children and girls national development.

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2000

2100

430

1000

4000
Rural Women, Youth and children impacted through Training, donation
and educational support, in 2017