ANAMBRA State is to partner National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) to curb child trafficking and abuse, Commissioner for Women and Children Affairs Mrs Ndidi Mezue has said.
Mrs Mezue told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday in Awka that the government will also embark on campaigns to sensitise people to stop sending their children to hawk.
The commissioner maintained that educating women and children would help in reducing child abuse, child labour, and sale of babies.
“Any parent, who is told that when their children are caught hawking during school hours would be taken away from them, would avoid the act and send them to school.
“We want to make it clear to parents that one who toys with the future of their children will be arrested,” she said.
She said the State Steering Committee on Child Labour was working to ensure that children’s rights were protected in the state.
The commissioner noted that the committee will focus on child molestation and abuse.
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