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DEPT PASS TO G/TIP, G-ACBlank, INL, DRL, PRM, USAID, AF/RSA
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TAGS: PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
SUBJECT: NIGERIA: 9TH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
Ref: STATE 132759
THIS MESSAGE IS SBU; NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION
¶1. (SBU) The following is Mission Nigeria's submission for the 9th
Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Paragraphs respond to
questions in reftel.
¶2. (SBU) THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION:
-- A. The main sources of available information are the National
Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), the
Ministry of Labour, Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Nigeria Immigration
Service (NIS), the International Organization for Migration (IOM),
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), UNICEF and various
other NGOs. NAPTIP commissioned a central database to collect
information on trafficking victims and offenders in August 2009.
The database only contains limited data at this time, however, and
statistics remain unreliable.
-- B. Nigeria is a source, transit, and destination country for
trafficked men, women, and children. Trafficking also occurs within
the country's borders in territory that remains in government
control. International trafficking destinations include, but are
not limited to: ECOWAS countries, Italy, Spain, Netherlands,
Germany, Turkey, Belgium, Denmark, France, Switzerland, Norway,
Ireland, Greece, Russia, and Saudi Arabia. Transit countries
include countries in North Africa, particularly Libya and Morocco.
While Libya and Morocco are not considered destination countries,
often victims will live and work in these countries for an
indefinite period of time during travel. Other established land
routes to Europe transit Benin, Togo, Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea,
and Mali. The absence of travel restrictions makes ECOWAS countries
a destination for trafficking, but Europe offers greater profits.
TIP victims sent to Europe are most often involved in the sex
industry. Italy remained the prime destination for Nigerians,
especially those from Benin City in Edo State. TIP victims in the
UK are more often found in domestic work. In Saudi Arabia, TIP
victims are found in both prostitution and forced labor. In Nigeria
and the rest of Africa, TIP victims are working in prostitution,
domestic labor, field work, and forced begging activities. There is
a high level of internal trafficking, going from rural areas and
states such as Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Imo and northern states to
the urban centers of Lagos, Abuja, and Kano.
-- C. The conditions victims are trafficked into en route and upon
arrival at final destination are often harsh and sometimes deadly.
The overland route traveled most is through the Sahara Desert
regions of Niger and Algeria. The journey is long and many die from
exhaustion or dehydration. Women forced into prostitution are often
imprisoned in brothels or threatened with harm against their
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families if they attempt to escape. Women and children who are
trafficked, internally and internationally, for domestic labor are
often forced to live in squalid conditions, beaten, starved and
sometimes sexually assaulted. The almajiri children forced into
begging are many times purposely scarred or injured to garner
sympathy from potential "donors."
-- D. Vulnerability to TIP: Traffickers most often target the young
and poor, aged 8 to 25 years in age. Women and young girls are most
at risk to be trafficked internationally for prostitution or
domestic labor. Young boys are most at risk to be trafficked
internally for forced field work. Young Muslim boys specifically
are most at risk of becoming one of the many million almajiri
beggars.
-- E. Traffickers and Their Methods: Both individuals and organized
syndicates conducted trafficking often involving relatives or other
persons already known to the victims. Traffickers work in
syndicates at both the small, local level and also at the
international level. These syndicates are usually run by a wealthy
individual referred to as a "kingpin" or "madam" who heads the
organization. The syndicates also include a wide network of workers
organized by specialties, such as document and passport forgery,
recruitment, and transportation. Working level police and
immigration officers were often complicit by accepting bribes to
look the other way at border crossings and check points.
Traffickers often employed deception to lure their victims and lie
to the victim about the work they will do. To recruit young women,
traffickers made false promises of legitimate work outside the
country. While some TIP victims know they will go into
prostitution, many victims are told, and believe, they will work as
domestic/household help and only later find out that they will be
subjected to slave labor or the sex industry. Traffickers also
deceived child victims and their parents with promises of education,
training, and salary payments. In many parts of the south,
traffickers use traditional religious beliefs to frighten their
victims with threats to their lives and the lives of their families
to dissuade them from trying to escape or go to the police. The
traffickers will bring young girls before a religious "shrine" where
they are forced to take an oath swearing them to secrecy. The
"priest" administering the oath will often take locks of the girls'
hair and/or items of clothing such as underwear to perform the
ritual. The girls truly believe that if they try to escape or talk
to the police, they or their loved ones will die. Some young
victims are desperate and encouraged by their families to travel to
Europe in search of work to help support the family. Many times it
is an acquaintance of the family who offers to help secure work for
the victims. Traffickers will sometimes send money back to the
families for a period of time before informing the family that the
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victim ran away.
False documents are a common tool used to move TIP victims and
readily available in Nigeria. Traffickers will often use the
passport of a girl who has already been trafficked with a legitimate
visa. The traffickers will substitute the photo and a second girl
will travel with the doctored passport.
¶3. (SBU) SETTING THE SCENE FOR THE GOVERNMENT'S ANTI-TIP
EFFORTS:
-- A. The Government of Nigeria does publicly acknowledge that
trafficking is a problem and has steadily increased funding to
NAPTIP each of the past three years, although some claim it is still
not adequate. The government's efforts, however, are hampered by
corruption, endemic poverty, and the country's porous borders.
-- B. NAPTIP is the lead agency for all TIP issues and it has
increased its credibility over the past two years due to its
efforts. Additionally, both the Nigeria Police Force and Nigeria
Immigration Service have TIP units that deal specifically with
trafficking issues.
-- C. Inadequate funding, lack of resources, and low capacity within
law enforcement institutions limits the government's ability to
address TIP. On many occasions investigators do not have the money
to travel or access to a vehicle to investigate a TIP case.
Although the federal government has increased NAPTIP's budget
steadily over the past few years, endemic poverty, corruption at all
levels of government, and the country's porous borders also greatly
hamper efforts to combat trafficking.
-- D. The government monitors its anti-trafficking efforts through
semi-annual anti-TIP stakeholders forums. NAPTIP issues bi-annual
reports with statistics and programming updates. Data has been
unreliable; on September 4, however, NAPTIP, in association with the
American Bar Association - Rule of Law Initiative (ABA-ROLI),
commissioned the Trafficking in Persons database, Very Small
Aperture Terminal (VSAT) and solar power project. The database
connected all NAPTIP zonal offices (FYI: Nigeria groups its 36
states into six zones - Northwest, Northeast, North Central,
Southwest, Southeast, and South South - for many purposes. END FYI)
via VSAT with a solar-powered server, providing 24 hour access and
operational capacity, despite frequent power outages. The database
was established to allow law enforcement and civil society across
the country to collect and collate data in an effective and
efficient manner better to track both criminals and victims,
enhancing both prosecution and protection.
¶4. (SBU) INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF TRAFFICKERS:
-- A. Existing Laws against TIP: Nigeria prohibits all forms of
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trafficking through its 2003 Trafficking in Persons Law Enforcement
and Administration Act, which was amended in 2005 to increase
penalties for traffickers. The Child Rights Act, although passed in
2003, has only been adopted in 20 of the 36 states to date, making
it ineffectual. (FYI: According to the Nigerian constitution, laws
pertaining to children's rights fall under state purview; therefore
the Child Rights Act must be passed by individual state legislations
in order to be fully implemented. END FYI) Traffickers can also be
prosecuted under the Criminal Code (applicable in southern states of
Nigeria), the Penal Code (applicable in the northern states of
Nigeria), the Edo State Law Against Human Trafficking (applicable
only to Edo State), The Labor Act (1974), and the Immigration Act.
The laws cover sexual and non-sexual, as well as internal and
external trafficking, and provide penalties that include monetary
fines, imprisonment, deportation, forfeiture of assets and passport,
and liability compensation to victims in civil proceedings.
-- B. Punishment of Sex Trafficking Offenses: The penalty for
trafficking people for sexual exploitation purposes is ten years to
life imprisonment and/or a 200,000 naira ($1,345) fine. In cases
where the accused is given the choice between imprisonment and
paying a fine, the penalty is far too lenient and does not act as a
sufficient deterrent. In more recent cases, especially when the
accused sexually assaulted the victim, judges have not been giving
the option of fine, but rather imposing sentences of imprisonment
which demonstrates increased attention to the seriousness of this
crime. The Criminal Code issues a sentence of two years
imprisonment for procuring, pimping, and exploiting prostitutes.
The Penal Code states trafficking in women for immoral purposes
carries a seven year sentence; originally written as gender
specific, it is now revised to allow for men and women to be
protected from this crime.
-- C. Punishment of Labor Trafficking Offenses: The penalty for
trafficking for purposes of labor exploitation is five years
imprisonment and/or 100,000 naira ($672) fine. Labor cases are more
likely to see judges issue a sentence with the option of paying a
fine, which is far too lenient and does not act as a sufficient
deterrent.
-- D. The penalty for rape is ten years and/or a 200,000 naira
($1,345) fine, while forcible sexual assault carries a two year jail
term. The penalty for rape is the same as trafficking for purposes
of sexual exploitation.
-- E. Law Enforcement Statistics: Data reflects that there were 209
investigations, 37 prosecutions and 23 convictions during the
reporting period. Sentences ranged from six months to 24 years. Of
the 23 convictions received, four were offered the option of paying
a fine in lieu of serving time. The NAPTIP Act of 2003 and the
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Criminal Code were the laws used to obtain these convictions. Of
the 932 victims identified during the reporting period, 387 were
below 18 years of age.
-- F. The government, NGOs and the USG provided the following
specialized training for government officials in how to recognize,
investigate, and prosecute instances of trafficking:
¶1. NAPTIP provided Advanced Intelligence Gathering training for 110
investigators, Defense Intelligence training to 50 staff members,
and a Child Psychological Therapy course to 30 staff members. In
total, NAPTIP states that 354 staff members have been trained either
by in house training or trainings provided by other organizations.
¶2. The Inspector General of NPF approved the implementation of a TIP
Training Course in all NPF training institutions. The course
curriculum was developed in 2007 by the NPF TIP Unit HQ with
assistance from the USG through ABA-ROLI.
¶3. The Federal Capital Territory Police Command organized two one
day trainings for 186 officers on understanding, detecting, and
investigating TIP cases.
¶4. With USG funding ABA-ROLI produced a manual for the Nigeria
Immigration Service training institutions which then used the
materials to train 1,637 officers at various NIS schools.
¶5. ABA-ROLI, the National Judicial Institute, UNICEF, and UNODC
trained 78 judges and prosecutors on adjudicating TIP cases, proper
handling of victims, and a mock trial.
¶6. ABA-ROLI conducted two zonal trainings for 43 judges and
prosecutors in the South West and South South zones to sensitize
judges on the rights of victims.
¶7. ABA-ROLI conducted TIP training for 385 officers from NPF, NIS,
Customs, NDLEA and the State Security Service posted to four border
posts (2 each in Cross River and Ogun States) to build the capacity
of those officers most likely to encounter TIP cases on the ground.
--G. The government increased collaboration on investigations with
law enforcement agencies in the Netherlands, France, Spain, Italy,
Germany, Belgium, Portugal, Britain, and Benin Republic. Officials
attended international workshops on trafficking, and the government
collaborated with Benin to arrest traffickers and repatriate
trafficking victims. During the year, officials from NAPTIP
conducted a series of digital video conferences with Ghanaian
officials and civil society members to instruct them on how Ghana's
newly formed antitrafficking task force could best combat
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trafficking and create an agency similar to NAPTIP.
On September 10, NAPTIP announced the arrest of 60 Nigerians in
eight European countries for human trafficking. In coordination with
international agencies, NAPTIP had co-organized Operation Koovis,
which was carried out in Belgium, France, Spain, Italy, Ireland,
Germany, the Netherlands, and Britain, where the offenders faced
prosecution.
On November 2, NAPTIP officials in collaboration with the Benin
Republic organized a four day Consultative Forum in Lagos.
Representatives from Congo, Gabon and Togo also attended the event
and presented country progress reports. One session led by NAPTIP
addressed ways for all five countries to collaborate on TIP
investigations. The workshop culminated in two Plans of Action: the
2009 Benin/Nigeria Joint Plan of Action and the 2009
Zakpota/Abeokuta Plan of Action to address the trafficking of
children across the borders between Nigeria and the Benin Republic.
-- H. The government has established extradition agreements to
repatriate traffickers; however, examples of such cases could not be
confirmed during the reporting period.
-- I. Corruption is endemic within the Nigerian Police Force and
Nigerian Immigration Service. The police and immigration officials
are poorly paid and prone to accepting bribes to turn a blind eye to
criminal actions, including trafficking. There is strong suspicion
of complicity in trafficking by individuals at border posts as well
as airports. In addition, officials do not always distinguish
between victims of trafficking and prostitutes.
-- J. There were no cases reported of government officials
investigated or prosecuted for involvement in trafficking-related
corruption during the reporting period.
-- K. Prostitution is illegal at both the federal and state level;
however it remains widespread in Nigeria, centered mainly in hotels,
bars, markets, and crossroads areas such as truck stops.
-- L. There were no reports of Nigerian peacekeeping troops being
involved with trafficking or the exploitation of trafficking
victims.
-- M. Nigeria has not been identified as having a child sex tourism
problem.
¶5. (SBU) PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS:
-- A. The TIP Law Enforcement and Administration Act of 2003
provides for humane treatment, protection, and non-discriminatory
practices toward victims of trafficking. This includes access to
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rehabilitation facilities, temporary stay privileges without valid
documents, and medical attention. The federal government also
approved the National Policy on Protection and Assistance to
Trafficked Persons in Nigeria on November 12. The Policy's goal is
to ensure the protection and rehabilitation of victims of
trafficking by outlining objectives and implementation strategies in
areas such as reception, sheltering, counseling, repatriation,
integration and follow up care. The policy also attempts to address
issues of assault, exploitation, and health hazards that commonly
affect victims of trafficking. However, lack of resources,
personnel, and training make it difficult for the government to
provide protection for all victims of trafficking.
-- B. NAPTIP has seven shelters in operation in Nigeria: Abuja,
Uyo, Kano, Sokoto, Benin City, Enugu, (each with capacity for 50
victims) and Lagos (with capacity for up to 120 victims). The Lagos
shelter is the reception point for victims who are returned from
abroad. The shelter offers immediate counseling and medical
treatment to all incoming victims. If a victim decides to remain in
the shelter, vocational training opportunities are offered. The
Ministry of Women Affairs operates two shelters: one in Kano and
another in Benin City. The NGO Women Trafficking and Child Labour
Eradication Foundation (WOTCLEF) operates a shelter in Abuja that
can accommodate 30 victims. Another NGO, the Committee for the
Support of the Dignity of Women (COSUDOW) runs a shelter in Benin
City that can accommodate 18 women. According to NAPTIP, there are
a number of other shelters; but they are not reserved specifically
for TIP victims.
-- C. NAPTIP provides access to legal, medical and psychological
services through its shelters. NAPTIP has a Rehabilitation Unit that
is charged with providing counseling to all victims. NAPTIP also has
an agreement with certain hospitals and clinics to provide service
to TIP victims and TIP victims with sexually transmitted infections
or who are HIV positive can obtain medical assistance while in the
shelters. The government does not provide funding directly to NGOs
but works in conjunction with several organizations such as IOM,
UNICEF, WOTCLEF and other NGOs.
-- D. The government does not provide permanent residency to TIP
victims; but does provide temporary resident status to provide
relief from deportation.
-- E. Victims can stay in shelters as long as necessary; but older
victims tend to stay six months or less.
-- F. NAPTIP coordinates victim assistance with state-level
Ministries of Women Affairs, IOM, UNODC, ILO, UNICEF and NGOs
through its six zonal offices (Lagos, Uyo, Benin City, Enugu, Kano,
Sokoto). Additionally, the Network of Non-Governmental Organizations
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Against Child Trafficking, Abuse and Labour (NACTAL) is a network of
32 civil society groups across the country that provide a platform
for a country-wide referral system that allows victims to be
referred to an NGO in the vicinity of their home to receive
counseling or rehabilitation if they wish. WOTCLEF serves as the
National Secretariat for the group.
-- G. Data reflects a total of 932 victims during the reporting
period, all of whom pass through NAPTIP shelters.
-- H. There is no formal system in place for law enforcement
officials to identify victims among high risk persons; but the
government and NGO partners have provided training to officers on
the key elements of identifying TIP victims.
-- I. Trafficking victims are not jailed or prosecuted for
violations of other laws, such as those governing immigration and
prostitution. NAPTIP, however, keeps foreign TIP victims in
shelters under guard until they can be repatriated. NAPTIP assisted
in the repatriation of 54 foreign nationals to their home countries
during the reporting period: 30 to Republic of Benin, 9 to Togo, 8
to Burkina Faso, 4 to Cameroon, 3 to Ghana.
-- J. The government does encourage victims to assist in the
investigation and prosecution of trafficking cases as victim's
testimony is required to prosecute. Victims can file suite against
their traffickers but rarely do so because of fear or pressure. In
August, NAPTIP, in coordination with the Ministry of Justice,
established a Victim's Trust Fund that is supposed to provide funds
for restitution on a case by case basis. A draft legislative policy
for a witness protection program that would increase the protection
of witnesses who agree to testify is currently being reviewed by law
enforcement agencies and the judiciary
-- K. NAPTIP, in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
organized a workshop for Nigerian diplomats to sensitize them to
trafficking in persons. However, there were no specific reports of
victims assisted by Nigerian embassies or consulates during the
reporting period. Nigeria's Ambassador to Algeria, Jeremiah Hassan
made a public statement that the growing number of victims
transiting Algeria was posing a great challenge to the Mission. In
his press statement, Ambassador Hassan referred to the recent death
of 21 Nigerians who had been deported and on their way home when
they got lost, ran out of gas, and died in the desert. Ambassador
Hassan called on Nigeria's federal government to sensitize its
citizens to the dangers involved with trafficking.
-- L. NAPTIP's Lagos shelter is the reception point for nationals
who are repatriated as victims of trafficking. The shelter offers
immediate counseling and medical treatment to all incoming victims.
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If a victim decides to remain in the shelter, vocational training
opportunities are offered. NAPTIP assisted 45 Nigerian victims who
were repatriated back from other countries during the reporting
period. Of the 45, 4 were returned from the Republic of Benin, 4
from Chad, 16 from Niger, and 21 from Burkina Faso.
-- M. UNODC, UNICEF, ABA, and IOM are the major international
organizations that work with trafficking victims.
There are a number of local NGOs working with trafficking victims as
well. Among the most prominent are: WOTCLEF, the Women's Consortium
of Nigeria (WOCON), Idia Renaissance, The Society for the
Empowerment of Young People (SEYP), Women's Rights Advancement and
Protection Alternative (WRAPA), Girl's Power Initiative (GPI),
African Women Empowerment Guild (AWEG), Committee for the Support of
the Dignity of Women (COSUDOW), International Reproductive Rights
Research Action Group (IRRRAG) and the Catholic Secretariat of
Nigeria/Caritas Nigeria.
WOTCLEF offers support to victims of trafficking in terms of skills
training such as leather working, sewing, hairstyling, and other
handcrafts. WOTCLEF also advises victims of opportunities for micro
credit and small-scale loans that exist either through local banks
or other NGOs. WOTCLEF also provides education for minors.
¶6. (SBU) PREVENTION:
-- A. NAPTIP's Public Enlightenment Unit worked with the media to
raise awareness among the public. On August 5-6, NAPTIP conducted
the First Anti-Human Trafficking Awareness Week in Abuja to
celebrate the fifth anniversary of the agency and to launch the Red
Card to Human Trafficking. The Red Card is an informational card for
distribution that includes facts about trafficking and phone numbers
for NAPTIP's zonal hotlines. Events consisted of press conferences,
a charity walk, a two-day sensitization workshop, a benefit dinner,
an awards dinner, and the launch of the Victims' Trust Fund.
-- B. NAPTIP works closely with the Nigerian Immigration Service to
monitor immigration and emigration patterns for evidence of
trafficking. Nigeria's porous borders, however, make it very
difficult to collect accurate data or prevent such trafficking.
NAPTIP's sensitization programs have helped immigration authorities
to recognize trafficking at the borders; but there are many miles of
border not patrolled.
-- C. A Stakeholder Forum, established by NAPTIP in 2003 to conduct
training of security and immigration officials and hold meetings
with local government leaders to raise awareness of trafficking
issues, was supposed to meet monthly in each state and quarterly in
Abuja; however, involvement at the state level waned over the year.
Two national forums were held in Abuja during the year, both with
large attendance by law enforcement officials, ministerial and
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government representatives, NGO groups and diplomatic missions.
There are state-level anti-trafficking committees in 26 states that
consist of law enforcement agents, immigration officials, federal
ministries and NGOs. Additionally, UNODC facilitates a donor
coordination group where Embassies, donors and other international
organizations share information on projects and look for ways to
collaborate.
-- D. On August 20, the federal government passed the National Plan
of Action (NPA) on Trafficking In Persons which was initially
presented to former President Obasanjo in 2006. The NPA is a broad
framework of action that covers research, prevention, prosecution,
and protection and requires coordination between government, law
enforcement agencies, the legislature, and NGOs. NAPTIP, NIS, NPF,
the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Women's Affairs, IOM,
UNICEF, UNODC and other NGOs were involved in the drafting and
continued lobbying for passage. Despite the passage of the NPA,
implementation had not begun by year's end; but all parties engaged
in the drafting pledged to push for implementation in the coming
year.
-- E. Although there are statutes at both the federal and state
levels criminalizing prostitution, the commercial sex industry is
pervasive. The government has not taken measures to reduce the
demand for commercial sex acts. However, law enforcement officials
have gradually increased efforts to shut down brothels.
-- F. Although children are often trafficked out of the country for
sexual purposes, there is no evidence of Nigerians participating in
child sex tourism locally or internationally.
-- G. Nigerian peacekeeping troops undergo human rights training
through Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance
(ACOTA) seminars before deployment.
¶7. (SBU) HEROES: Cordelia Ebiringa is the Officer in Charge of the
Anti-Human Trafficking Unit of the National Immigration Service in
Cross River State. Despite scarce resources and personnel, Ebiringa
has placed anti-trafficking immigration officers at all land and sea
borders in Cross River, particularly those crossing to Cameroon.
She has deployed two immigration officers to each of the eighteen
local government areas in the state to monitor the movement of
suspected pimps that recruit young women for domestic and
international trafficking. As Cross River does not have a NAPTIP
office, she has excelled at enhancing the inter-agency process by
collaborating with other NAPTIP zonal offices and NPF in
coordinating investigations, repatriations, and prosecution of
traffickers. In 2008, Ebiringa took a personal interest in the
resettlement of the natives of the Bakassi peninsula, which was
returned to Cameroon sovereignty in August of that year. She worked
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in the internally displaced persons camps with families to sensitize
parents and ensure that displaced women and children would not fall
victims to trafficking.
¶8. (SBU) BEST PRACTICES: NAPTIP's Stakeholder Forums demonstrate
the government's attempts to create a collaborative approach to
combating TIP. The forums bring together law enforcement agencies,
government ministries, state level commissions, NGOs, and the
diplomatic community in an effort to harmonize projects and share
data. NAPTIP continually collects data from all stakeholders and
issues a report containing the latest compiled statistics.
Additionally, the forum creates a platform for the law enforcement
agencies to discuss how to better coordinate investigative efforts
as well as victim protection. The main theme that permeates these
forums tends to be "we cannot fight trafficking in persons alone"
and therefore, all stakeholders are constantly looking for ways to
build on each other's abilities and successes.
¶9. (U) CONTACT AND PREPARATION INFORMATION:
Nyree Tripptree, Political Officer, Abuja
Telephone: 234-9-461-4245
E-mail: TripptreeNA@state.gov
Lydia Butts, Political Officer, Lagos
Telephone: 234-1-460-3400 Ext.3472
E-mail: ButtsLB@state.gov
Number of hours spent on preparation of Nigeria TIP Report:
Chief of Mission: 1
Deputy Chief of Mission: 1
Political Counselor: 1
Deputy Political Counselor: .5
USAID Officers: 3
INL Officer: 1
DAO Officer: 1
RSO: 1
PolOff Lagos: 10
PolOff Abuja: 35
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