{"id":2512,"date":"2026-09-03T11:16:31","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T11:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/?p=2512"},"modified":"2026-09-03T12:29:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T12:29:28","slug":"women-leaders-prevent-human-trafficking-benue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/index.php\/2026\/09\/03\/women-leaders-prevent-human-trafficking-benue\/","title":{"rendered":"Women Community Leaders Gain Tools to Prevent Human Trafficking"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2512\" class=\"elementor elementor-2512\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32000101 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"32000101\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32000100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32000100\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Women leaders against human trafficking<\/strong> are essential to early prevention because they often hear concerns, notice changes and influence decisions within families, faith communities and traditional institutions.<\/p><p>On 30 July 2026, OWACDO and the Benue Zonal Command of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) trained wives of traditional and religious leaders from across Benue State. 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Participants explored how traffickers exploit vulnerability, how deceptive promises of work, education or travel can place people at risk, and why suspicious offers should be verified before anyone commits money, documents or movement.<\/p><p>Because traditional and religious leaders are trusted sources of guidance, their wives are well positioned to extend prevention messages to women, young people and families who may not otherwise encounter formal anti-trafficking education.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32000108 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"32000108\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32000107 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"32000107\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Benue-women-leaders-discuss-trafficking-prevention-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2501\" alt=\"Community women leaders discuss trafficking prevention in Benue\" srcset=\"https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Benue-women-leaders-discuss-trafficking-prevention-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Benue-women-leaders-discuss-trafficking-prevention-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Benue-women-leaders-discuss-trafficking-prevention-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Benue-women-leaders-discuss-trafficking-prevention.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Participants examine how trusted community networks can identify risks and share prevention information.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3200010a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3200010a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32000109 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32000109\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A shared commitment from government and community institutions<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3200010c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3200010c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3200010b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3200010b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The event brought together the Queen Mother, wife of the Tor Tiv; wives of first- and second-class chiefs; wives of religious leaders; a representative of the Attorney General of Benue State; and other stakeholders. Their participation demonstrated that preventing trafficking requires coordinated action across families, justice institutions, traditional councils and faith communities.<\/p><p>The session was implemented under the School Anti-Trafficking Education and Advocacy Project (STEAP), funded by the Kingdom of the Netherlands and implemented by the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) in partnership with OWACDO.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3200010e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3200010e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3200010d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3200010d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/OWACDO-NAPTIP-anti-trafficking-training-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2504\" alt=\"OWACDO and NAPTIP anti-trafficking training participants\" srcset=\"https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/OWACDO-NAPTIP-anti-trafficking-training-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/OWACDO-NAPTIP-anti-trafficking-training-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/OWACDO-NAPTIP-anti-trafficking-training-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/OWACDO-NAPTIP-anti-trafficking-training.jpg 1281w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">OWACDO, NAPTIP and community leaders strengthened a common approach to trafficking prevention.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32000110 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"32000110\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3200010f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3200010f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From training to practical community protection<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32000112 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"32000112\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32000111 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32000111\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The value of the training lies in what happens next. Participants can incorporate trafficking-prevention messages into women\u2019s meetings, places of worship, community gatherings and private counselling. They can encourage families to check recruitment claims, watch for coercion or document seizure, and report concerns through appropriate authorities.<\/p><p>By investing in women who already hold trusted community roles, OWACDO is widening the network of informed advocates able to challenge deception and protect vulnerable people. The approach turns a commemorative day into sustained community action.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OWACDO and NAPTIP trained wives of traditional and religious leaders in Benue to recognise trafficking risks and strengthen community prevention.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":2502,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,5,9],"tags":[77,85,91,76,82,47,79],"class_list":["post-2512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gender-mainstreaming","category-humanitarian-response","category-knowledge-info-mgmt","tag-benue-state","tag-gender-equality","tag-icmpd","tag-owacdo-2","tag-social-protection","tag-steap","tag-womens-empowerment"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Women Leaders Against Human Trafficking in Benue<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"OWACDO and NAPTIP equipped women community leaders in Benue with practical knowledge to prevent trafficking and protect vulnerable people.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/index.php\/2026\/09\/03\/women-leaders-prevent-human-trafficking-benue\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Women Leaders Against Human Trafficking in Benue\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"OWACDO and NAPTIP equipped women community leaders in Benue with practical knowledge to prevent trafficking and protect vulnerable people.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/index.php\/2026\/09\/03\/women-leaders-prevent-human-trafficking-benue\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Okaha Women &amp; 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