NAPTIP Building
EHIME ALEX, Lagos
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has shut down its headquarters for the next one week to comply with protocol of the COVID-19.
Dame Julie Okah-Donli, director general of the agency gave the directive, instructing all officers working in the non-critical departments and units to proceed on a one week off-duty to enable full decontamination of the building.
According to a statement to NATIONAL ACCORD on Friday, the directive came following a Report that two officers of the agency on Monday June 15, 2020 had close contacts with a woman suspected to had died of COVID -19 complications.
Recalled that NAPTIP has been one of the essential service providing agencies that worked assiduously during total lockdown directive of the Federal Government through the Presidential Task Force in the area of prompt response to distressed calls from victims of sexual and gender based violence.
The agency has rescued over 30 victims, arrested about 45 suspects and charged about 24 cases to Courts during the period.
In the statement issued and signed by the Head, Press and Public Relations Unit, Mrs Stella Nezan, it said, “the Director-General NAPTIP Dame Julie Okah-Donli, has ordered the closure of the Agency’s Headquarters for one week as a precautionary measure.
“All Officers are to go on a one week leave in accordance with NCDC guidelines to enable the Agency decontaminate its premises.
“In the meantime, all officers at the Agency’s Headquarters will be tested for Covid-19 before returning to work.
“The Director-General assures all Stakeholders and Partners that the operations of the Agency will continue, including real-time responses to cases of Violence Against Persons and Human Trafficking.
“Key Officers of the Agency will continue working online during this period”.