Titi Atiku decries trafficking, says Nigerian girls becoming nuisance abroad

Chief Titi Atiku Abubakar, Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the Network Against Child Trafficking, Abuse and Labour (NACTAL), has expressed concerns that Nigerian girls are becoming a "nuisance" in foreign countries, which has garnered support from international partners for anti-human trafficking efforts in Nigeria. At a public presentation of NACTAL's review of the 2025 Trafficking in Persons Report by the US Department of State, Abubakar explained that these partners want Nigerian girls to remain in their home country instead of migrating abroad and becoming a burden on their host countries.

NACTAL's review revealed that contributions of the Nigerian government, development partners, and civil society organizations were underrepresented in the report. The network's review also found that the government, development partners, and civil society organizations had supported policy development, provided assistance to victims, and refurbished shelters operated by civil society organizations and NAPTIP.

About 10 NAPTIP shelters had benefited from refurbishment support, but these interventions were not adequately captured in the US report.