IJM Trains Anti Human Trafficking Investigators in Ho  

The International Justice Mission (IJM) organized a 10-day training for the Anti Human Trafficking Unit of the Volta Regional Police Command.

The workshop aimed at enhancing the skills of investigators whose chief task is to help reduce or possibly eliminate Human Trafficking in the Region.

Organizers of the event, International Justice Mission took participants through various aspects of the investigation into issues relating to Human Trafficking.

The investigators were taken through topics such as Basic Knowledge of Anti-Human Trafficking, Interrogation Skills, Victim Trauma Care, Crime Scene Management, Networking within Human Trafficking, Preparation of Operational Orders for Anti Human Trafficking Operations, and Ethics.

In the opening session on 16 March 2021, the Regional Police Commander, DCOP MR. Edward Oduro Kwarteng noted that human trafficking was a global menace where Ghana was identified as a source, transit, and destination country for the traffickers.

He lamented that the incident of trafficking young boys and girls to fishing communities to engage in fishing and selling smoked fish was an issue the command was fighting to put a stop to it.

Participants at the end of the training expressed their appreciation to IJM, the facilitators especially C/Supt. Rtd. MR. Felix Mawusi for the knowledge imparted and also assured of putting the new skills to good use in enhancing their productivity.

Solomon Ahiable