{"id":2568,"date":"2026-09-03T11:16:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T11:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/?p=2568"},"modified":"2026-09-03T12:24:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T12:24:44","slug":"180-benue-leaders-human-trafficking-prevention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/index.php\/2026\/09\/03\/180-benue-leaders-human-trafficking-prevention\/","title":{"rendered":"More Than 180 Benue Leaders Mobilise Against Human Trafficking"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2568\" class=\"elementor elementor-2568\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34000101 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"34000101\" 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-34000100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34000100\" 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>More than 180 <strong>Benue leaders against human trafficking<\/strong> gathered in Makurdi on 27 March 2026 for a one-day OWACDO training focused on trafficking in persons and violence against persons.<\/p><p>The activity was delivered 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-34000104 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"34000104\" 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-34000102 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"34000102\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34000103 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"34000103\" 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\">Unity across faiths and communities<\/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-34000106 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"34000106\" 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-34000105 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34000105\" 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>Participants included leaders from Catholic, Pentecostal, Orthodox and Muslim communities, alongside representatives of Tiv, Idoma, Igede, Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa groups. The diversity of the room demonstrated a shared understanding that traffickers exploit vulnerability across religious and ethnic boundaries.<\/p><p>Traditional and religious leaders are often among the first people families approach for advice. Equipping them with accurate information can help communities recognise risks sooner and respond through appropriate protection and reporting channels.<\/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-34000108 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"34000108\" 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-34000107 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"34000107\" 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\/Leaders-pledge-against-trafficking-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2557\" alt=\"Community leaders pledge action against human trafficking\" srcset=\"https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Leaders-pledge-against-trafficking-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Leaders-pledge-against-trafficking-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Leaders-pledge-against-trafficking-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Leaders-pledge-against-trafficking.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 committed to take prevention messages into their communities and institutions.<\/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-3400010a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3400010a\" 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-34000109 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"34000109\" 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\">Recognising drivers, victims and emerging trends<\/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-3400010c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3400010c\" 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-3400010b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3400010b\" 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 training explored common drivers of trafficking, ways to identify possible victims and the importance of reporting concerns through proper channels. Participants also considered emerging trends, including the exploitation of children through fraudulent or abusive orphanage arrangements.<\/p><p>Discussion connected individual harm with wider consequences for community safety and national development. Trafficking can fracture families, deepen poverty and expose survivors to violence, coercion and lasting trauma.<\/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-3400010e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3400010e\" 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-3400010d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3400010d\" 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 pledge to turn knowledge into prevention<\/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-34000110 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"34000110\" 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-3400010f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3400010f\" 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 day concluded with a collective pledge: participants would raise awareness, challenge deceptive practices and serve as champions of change within their spheres of influence.<\/p><p>This commitment later produced step-down sessions in local institutions, showing how one training can multiply through trusted networks. 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