The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, has called for the application and enforcement of the provisions of the Violence against Persons Prohibition Act 2015.
Director-General of NAPTIP, Fatima Waziri-Azi, made the call during the inauguration of the Kaduna State Task Force on Human Trafficking held at the Government House, Kaduna.
Waziri-Azi, who expressed sadness over the recent increase of rape cases across the country, called for strict application of the VAPP law to curb rape and other forms of violence.
The DG, who commended the State Government for setting up four Sexual Assault Referral Centers, requested that details of convictions and data be sent to National Sex Offender Register which is domiciled with the Agency.