The Edo State Migration Agency, EDMA, said it secured the conviction of 35 traffickers in 2025 in the state.
DAILY POST reports that the Director-General of the agency, Mr Lucky Agazuma, disclosed this while speaking with newsmen shortly after a stakeholders’ dialogue on migration and reintegration in Benin City.
The stakeholders’ dialogue, involving non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations, and religious leaders, was organized by International Returns and Reintegration Assistance (IRARA).
Agazuma also disclosed that the agency rescued over 393 trafficked victims in the state within the period.
“We secured the conviction of 35 traffickers and also rescued 393 trafficked victims within the period,” he said.
He added that among the rescued victims, 365 were female, 20 were children, while eight were male.
He attributed one of the major challenges for rescued victims to family rejection, noting that many families expect the victims to return with affluence, but when that does not happen, they are often rejected.
He noted that the administration of Governor Monday Okpebholo has a zero-tolerance policy for human trafficking and is doing everything possible to curb it in the state.
Agazuma, however, called on communities to promote safe migration rather than irregular migration, where victims are subjected to inhuman treatment.
Edo migration agency secures conviction of 35 traffickers, rescued 393 victims in 2025
