Finish Human Trafficking In Nigeria, LCCN Urges Govt

The Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria (LCCN) has urged authorities in any respect ranges to finish human trafficking and take punitive measures in opposition to the perpetrators as a warning to different intending actors.

Rev. Musa Panti, the Archbishop of the LCCN, said this whereas addressing journalists at a press convention to Mark the 2025 World Day in opposition to Trafficking in Individuals.

Panti mentioned that as a household of over 2.5 million members, and a member of the Lutheran World Federation, the World Council of Church buildings, and the All Africa Convention of Church buildings, we’ve, with a deep sense of compassion and ethical urgency, joined the worldwide neighborhood in marking the 2025 World Day Towards trafficking in Individuals with a name to finish the menace

The 2025 world day in opposition to trafficking in Individuals is tagged “Human Trafficking is Organised Crime: Finish Exploitation Now.

The Archbishop revealed that the unhappy actuality earlier than Nigerians is that human trafficking just isn’t a distant downside; it’s a silent, crucial, and lethal subject that’s consuming deep into the nation’s households and communities.

“The affect of this horrible crime on our kids, younger ladies and men, and weak communities is immense. In Nigeria alone, hundreds fall into the fingers of traffickers and smugglers who prey on the desperation and hopes of our youth and ladies, promising them a greater life,” Panti said.

“Many are deceived with false presents of jobs or schooling, solely to finish up trapped in compelled labour, sexual exploitation, or fashionable slavery, typically throughout borders, and typically proper right here in our personal neighbourhoods.

He mentioned that as a church, they firmly consider that the crime just isn’t solely a violation of human rights, but additionally a sin in opposition to the dignity of God’s creation.