{Police in Nyarugenge District has urged youth scouts to play a significant role in educating their peers about human trafficking, how it happens and also contribute to fighting it.}
The call was made to 40 boy scouts from Nyarugenge district on January 22,
While speaking to 40 scouts on January 22, Nyarugenge District Community Liaison Officer (DCLO) Inspector of Police (IP) Jean Bosco Segatare, explained to them how human trafficking is done, the most targeted groups of people and its effects.
He went on to tell the youth that fighting such a vice requires collective efforts and that that’s why their contribution is equally paramount.
“Normally young people are lured into believing that they are going to be given either lucrative jobs or education in places far away from their homes. In the end, they are flipped into prostitution or forced labors,” said Segatare
He also urged them to share information about anyone suspected to be involved in human trafficking, to the police.
“Human trafficking is an organized crime that those who are involved apply a number of tricks to lure their victims but they can’t succeed especially where there is cooperation between security organs and the general public,” said Segatare.
He went on to tell the scouts to sensitize their peers about the effects of human trafficking and also urged them to also join in the fight against other crimes like gender based violence and drug abuse among others.
The head of the scouts in Nyarugenge district Janvier Kwisanga pointed out that most of the scouts had heard of human trafficking but they didn’t know how grave it was until the police explained to them.
“The lectures from the police are very informative and gives us an idea of how we can prevent these crimes from happening,” he said.
The awareness came as part of the police’s public outreach through community policing initiative to ensure different categories of the society play a role in fighting against crimes in their neighborhoods.
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