Beulahland Foundation and Orphanage in partnership with CIConnect International Collaboration and Moneywealth Info Systems Ltd is set to train and empower 1000 Libya Returnee Youths from Ogun, Ekiti, Edo and Delta States in an effort to rehabilitate them after their gory and traumatic experiences while trying to cross the Mediterranean seas for the proverbial green pasture from Kano to Libya en route Europe.

Mr Segun Emmanuel Falade, who represented Pastor Peter Adigwe, the Director of Beulahland Foundation and Orphanage at the Olusegun Obasanjo sponsored Youth Migration Summit 2018, broadcast-ed live at the Youth Development Centre, OOPL Auditorium, Presidential Boulevard, Abeokuta, Ogun State over the weekend stressed the need for all stakeholders to actively engage returnees in the efforts to stem the dangerous tide spreading like wildfire across Africa by creating awareness and sensitizing the Youths about the dangers inherent in such dangerous travels in the desert that leads to slavery, child sex and prostitution and deaths. He further asked Government agencies, NGOs and prevalent host State Governors to join in the advocacy as well as facilitate a systemic process of registering young SMEs and Entrepreneurs trained in several Vocational skills to enable reduce unemployment issues as the panacea towards eradicating the scourge.

Mr Lewis Evans, First Secretary, Justice and Home Affairs of the DFID, British High Commission, Abuja who was one of the panelist reiterate the fact that International Agencies and Government are interested in fashioning out models of addressing the scourge in collaboration with Nigeria and other African Countries. The lead speaker, His Excellency, Mr Godwin Obaseki represented by Prof. Julius Ihonvbere came out with a master plan of how the Edo State government is tackling the issue from the source by dislodging and arresting the Trafficking cartels, religious organizations, churches, banks, herbalists and the active engagement of the Oba of Benin in invoking and casting off of spells and oaths made by the culprits involved in smuggling young girls out of the country.

The 5,000 capacity hall filled to the brim was shocked by the gory tales of how returnee escape deaths by whiskers on dingy boats overloaded with travelers sank with no low survivor rates and ended up in local prison by the lawless Libya cartels between Agadez and Tripoli. Other panelist include representatives of National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP and Terna-Kester Kyenge, Benue State House of Assembly.

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