By Musbahu Aminu Yakasai
Kano State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice Barrister Haruna Isa Dederi said the ministry will collaborate with the Federation of Muslim Women’s Association in Nigeria (FOMWAN) toward curtailing the menace of trafficking in persons activities in the state.
Barrister Haruna Isa Dederi expressed government’s commitment toward bringing an end to human trafficking in Kano State.
The commissioner was speaking during a meeting with the executive members of the Federation of Muslim Women’s Association in Nigeria (FOMWAN) in his office on Tuesday.
He said there are some bad elements in the society who embark on trafficking children from Kano to other states in southern parts of the country and converting them into other religions which he described as merciless act adding that government will not allow such actions to continue in the state.
While expressing delight over the visit, the commissioner assured them of the ministry’s full support in order to yield positive result in their activities.
Speaking earlier, the program officer of the Federation of Muslim Women’s Association in Nigeria (FOMWAN), Hajiya Habiba Mijinyawa said they were in the Attorney General’s office to congratulate him on his appointment as Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice of Kano State and to brief him on the activities of the association.
She expressed appreciation for the warmed reception accorded them by the commissioner and promised to cooperate with the ministry whenever the need arise.
