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(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A human rights and Non-governmental organization, African Law Foundation (AFRILAW), has raised concern over the alarming rate of irregular migration and human trafficking in Nigeria, especially among the youths, calling on relevant authorities to rise up in combatting the menace.
Founder and Chief Executive officer (CEO) of the organization, Barrister Chiwinke Okereke, who stated this said research has shown that young Nigerians make up the largest population of the growing flow of migrants from Africa to developed countries, noting that “in 2016, over 20,00 (twenty thousand) Involved in the Mediterranean Sea crossing were reported to be from Nigeria.