The Anambra State government has reiterated that there is no hiding place for child traffickers in the state.
Commissioner For Women and Social Welfare, Mrs Ifeoma Obinabor while receiving the State Director, National Orientation Agency, (NOA), Sir Joseph Uchendu and his Management team who paid her a courtesy call and advocacy visit in her office, observed that there were lots of undiscovered child manufacturing centres in various parts of Anambra State and astronomical increase on child trafficking in the state.
She maintained that the Ministry of Women and Social Welfare, under her watch, is ever ready to work with Agencies with similar mandates to rid the state of obnoxious practices against women and children.
Obinabor, who noted that her office had a lot of cases already, also spoke on the intention of the ministry to delegate some works to the agencies and associations which has what it takes to work with the Ministry in the fight against child abuse and other crimes and criminalities meted against widows in the state .
She noted that the Ministry was ready to embark on a full time sensitization and re-orientation of the people with a view to making them to understanding the consequences of engaging into evil acts and cultural activities inimical to the individual in the state, stating that ignorance of the law was not an excuse.
