Director-General of the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Senator Basheer Mohammed (popularly known as Basheer Lado), has been fired.
President spokesperson Garba Shehu announced the sack on Wednesday.
Mohammed, a former senator from Kano, was deployed to the agency from the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) about four months ago.
Mr Shehu, said the President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Fatima Waziri-Azi as Lado’s replacement.
Waziri-Azi’s appointment was sequel to a recommendation of the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, the statement said.
He said the minister expressed the “urgent need for the Ministry to intensify on the existing capacity in the NAPTIP in order to achieve its Key Result Areas as identified.”
He said Waziri-Azi’s recommendation was based on her “pedigree, vast experience and proven track record to drive the agency forward and consolidate on what has been achieved so far.”
The new NAPTIP chief was Head of Department of Public Law at the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, a Women’s Right advocate, a campaigner against domestic and sexual based violence and an expert in rule of law.
