M.I MADE UNODC AMBASSADOR FOR SMUGGLING OF MIGRANTS

M.I was appointed a UNODC’s Goodwill Ambassador on Smuggling of Migrants at an event that held in Abuja today Thursday, 9 October 2012. He has been selected to speak against the procurement of peoples into a State for financial or material benefit.

Smuggling has been defined as the procurement of such peoples into a State for financial or material benefit. In Europe, Nigerians constitute several hundreds of thousands illegal migrants with half of them concentrated in the United Kingdom. Poverty, crime, corruption and violence have been part of the vicious cycle contributing to this considerable emigration pressure. Traffickers offer young women an opportunity to travel to Europe with promises of good jobs and the ability to cater for their families, while boys and men are smuggled with promises of safety and similar work opportunities.