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The Federal Authorities has instituted a ban prohibiting underage ladies from lodging in accommodations, cautioning hoteliers nationwide in opposition to accommodating them of their institutions, with warnings of potential sanctions for non-compliance.
Minister of Ladies Affairs, Honourable Uju Ohaneye, learn the riot acts on Saturday on the ‘Unlock Coaching and Grants’ ceremony in Abuja.
She stated this was a part of the precautionary measures to halt human trafficking, particularly Nigerian ladies.
She additionally prolonged the riot acts to proprietors of colleges throughout the nation, warning that they need to guarantee no pupil is allowed to be bullied by both academics or college students.
The Minister of Ladies Affairs remarks have been on the heels of a trending video of Nigerian ladies who have been trafficked to Ghana for prostitution. The teenage ladies have been aged between 15-16 years.
They have been reportedly overwhelmed, molested, and compelled into prostitution with out pay.
Whereas explaining their plights, the Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Fee, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, stated the women have been rescued after a tip-off by NIDO, the umbrella physique of Nigerians residing in Ghana.
Other than a ban on lodging of underaged ladies, Honourable Ohaneye additionally stated her Ministry was decided to cease untimely deaths of Nigerians as hospitals would now not be allowed to reject emergency sufferers.
She stated; ”Ladies have been struggling on this nation. Right now, we now have talked about permitting the poor to breathe on this nation.
“In the meantime I’m positive you noticed the video circulating about our ladies taken to Ghana. Did you see it? Superb. Motion will begin on Monday. You’ll hear about our motion very first thing on Monday morning. That’s the first I’m going to method and see what we will do about it.
“Nigeria have to be higher. From twentieth (June), we now have directed accommodations to place an indication exterior from the Ministry of Ladies. No lodging of underage ladies. (In any other case) what occurred in Niger State might be an understatement to what is going to occur within the FCT and I imply it. No extra lodging of underage ladies and no extra bullying in faculties.
“And our hospitals can even put an indication of ‘No extra rejection of emergency sufferers.’ These are a number of the main points we now have on this nation.”
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