The Kano State Shari’ah Commission urged youth to disregard concorted promises of lucrative jobs overseas which is luring our youth on the dreaded journey to the unknown.
This was disclosed by the Commissioner II Shiek Ali Dan Abba when he received members of the Association of Northern Nigerians Migrants Returnees in his Office
Sheik Ali Dan Abba stressed that ” those of you who embarked on this dreaded journey to the unknown and fortunately come back to your respective destinations and experience the trauma should use the singular opportunity and mobilizes youth on the dangers of such illegal migrations which usually resulted into series of trauma and suffering and sometimes loss of livesin a Press Released by the Public Relations Officer of the Commission Ado Ibrahim Sabari which was sent to thetentaclesnews.com.ng
Hence the Commission would partner with your Association by embarking on massive Campaign against this menace
The Commissioner further stressed that this type of illegal migrations are among the causative agents of the rise in criminal especially human and drug trafficking and forced labor both internal and external.
Dan Abba said usually such illegal migrations resulted into prostitutions, kidnapping and forced labor which is another form of slavery
While making Speech,the Chairman of the Association,Malam Abubakar Musa Mu’azu said they were in the Office to solicit the support of the Commission in rising sequencial strategies for massive sensitizations on the dangers associated with illegal migrations thereby drawing the attention of Stakeholders especially Youth, Parents, Guardians, Government and Donor Agencies among others to help downstep the message to general public on the dangers and risks associated with this dreaded menace which is affecting and nagetively effecting the lives of the abled bodies members of the society who are mostly at productive stage.
The Chairman further stressed the need for the government to come to the aid of the Returnees with start up packages to make them self reliant in the society, pointing out that we’re currently working with some Non-governmental organizations on various vocational skills acquisition programs to empowered our returnees.
