Abuja - A new law has been passed
that bans children under 12 years
from doing domestic house help,
those that do not comprehend with
the law will spend two to ten years
in jail, Punch reported.

The law called, trafficking in
Persons Enforcement and
Administration Act 2015, which
was passed by President, Goodluck
Jonathan.

The Director-General of the
National Agency for Prohibition of
Traffic in Person, Beatrice Jedy-
Agba expresses the new law will
impose tougher penalties on
human trafficking offenders.

Also read: Nigeria investigates
report of rapes, trafficking in camps
Children under 12 will now not
suffer from abuse and exploitation,
those who do not respect the law
will be jailed for not less than two
years.

Agba further expressed that alleged
cases of trafficking of children in
refugee camps have been ruled out
but if there would be a case then a
full investigation will be conducted.

For more on this story visit Punch.com.ng

- News24

It's welcome!

don't mind dem...women wu treat underage house helps lyk poo deserve to b flogged..