Nigerian activist Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, has donated N20 million to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP).
The activist had earlier called out Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), accusing the government of inaction concerning human trafficking.
Following that, he paid a visit to NAPTIP where he pledged to support the agency’s efforts in tackling the menace.
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On Friday, he shared a video on Instagram, announcing that he had fulfilled his promise by donating N20 million. He also posted the receipt showing the money was transferred from his NGO to the agency’s account.
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VeryDarkMan explained that the funds would be used to repatriate the underage girls he featured in a previous video — children trafficked to Ivory Coast and allegedly exploited for sexual activities.
He added that part of the money would also go into bringing back other trafficked children and supporting their rehabilitation.
In the same recording, the activist urged the federal government to mount pressure on immigration officials in Nigeria to curb the unlawful movement of children out of the country.
He further noted that while NAPTIP has major responsibilities, its financial capacity is limited. According to him, children are being trafficked across states into baby factories, with some cases involving organ harvesting.
Verydarkman also appealed to the government to address the issue of children begging on the streets, stressing the need for a lasting solution.
Captioning the video, he wrote, “On behalf of the RATEL MOVEMENT I donated the sum of 20million naira to NAPTIP through the (MVOI) to help bring back the trafficked children from Ivory Coast back to Nigeria and other victims of trafficking and to also help in their rehabilitation furthermore we urge the immigration to play their parts in protecting our children especially our girl child by securing the borders their work should not be stop at printing international passports and seizing bags of rice at the borders in the name of contraband, help us help our children”
Watch him speak below…
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DITmfJlsJ50/?igsh=dDdocW05a28xMm4w
