In keeping with its zero tolerance for anti-social behaviour which belie the provisions of the Public Service Rules and other extant laws and regulations, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has dismissed five of its personnel, including a Deputy Director.
The dismissal, the Agency said, is traceable to offences ranging from corruption; demanding and receiving bribes from suspects and relatives; leaking confidential information to suspects that endangered the lives of colleagues; violation of oath of secrecy; stealing and alteration of official records and Absent Without Official Leave.
The Press Officer, Vincent Adekoye, in a Statement in Abuja, further disclosed that two other officers were demoted by two ranks for soliciting for bribe from a suspect of human trafficking, while one officer was demoted by one rank for negligence of duty.
“The disciplinary actions followed the approval of the Governing Board of the Agency at its meeting of May 25, 2023. At that meeting, the Board considered and ratified the decision of the Agency’s Senior Staff Committee (SSC) which earlier sat on the disciplinary matters in accordance with the Public Service Rules and other extant laws and regulations,” the Statement added.
Relatedly, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has recorded its 37th conviction and counting for the year 2023.
This comes on the heels of the conviction and sentencing of a Law Enforcement Agent by a Federal High Court sitting in Sokoto.
He was convicted on a two-count charge of trafficking, contrary to section 26 (2) of the Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Enforcement and Administration Act (2015) and was sentenced to 5 years on each count.
