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Trafficking in persons
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    • • Trafficking in persons (adults)
      • Trafficking in children (under 18 years)

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    Original Text

    2.
    (1) There is established a body to be known as the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (in this Act referred to as “the Agency”).

    (2) The Agency shall be a body corporate –
    (a) with perpetual succession and a common seal;
    (b) which may sue or be sued in its corporate name; and
    (c) which may acquire, hold, purchase, mortgage and deal howsoever with property, movable or immovable, real or personal.

    3. There is established for the Agency, a part time Governing Board (in this Act referred to as “the Board”).

    (2) The Board shall consist of –
    (a) a Chairman who shall be a person with knowledge and experience in matters related
    to counter-trafficking in persons;
    (b) two representatives of civil society based organizations involved in matters relating
    to trafficking in persons;

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    Comment

    Please refer to the attachment above for the full original English text of Nigeria's Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition), Enforcement and Administration Act.