The Federal Government has requested interministerial cooperation to combat human trafficking and illegal immigration.

When Dr. Betta Edu, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, paid Mr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo a courtesy visit at his office in Abuja, she made the call.

The Minister claimed that the need to address the underlying causes of poverty and humanitarian crises—security issues, illegal immigration, and human trafficking—had become essential.

The National Social Registration will be expanded to include the families and widows of ex-servicemen in the paramilitary organisation, Edu assured the interior minister.

”The inmates of the Nigeria Correctional Services will also be captured to benefit from the skills acquisition programmes of my ministry.

”For us to achieve the desired result, we must ensure effective and sustainable inter-ministerial collaboration,” she said.

Edu said the synergy would enable her ministry to get the required intelligence to coordinate and effectively administer any humanitarian crisis.

”We need intelligence from you. We just got approval for officers from NAPTIP to be present at the different ports.

“We need you to know the importance of our collaboration with you on the border.

”We have to find ways to step up our intelligence in Nigeria. We have too many illegal borders,” she said.