Human Trafficking
4 Oct
The Forward Operating Base (FOB) of the Nigerian Navy in Lagos has handed over 15 rescued victims of human trafficking to Nigeria
25 Sep
The Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Dr. Anthony Ojukwu, SAN, has implored media practitioners to take an active role in dismantling the pervasive architecture of human trafficking. Speaking at a capacity-building workshop held in Keffi on Wednesday, Dr. Ojukwu stressed the media's crucial responsibility in shaping public discourse and influencing policy…
4 Sep
The Zamfara State government has requested a partnership with the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) to combat drug abuse and human trafficking. The Executive Secretary of the Zamfara State Substance Abuse Control
14 Aug
Former Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Muhammad Babandede, has warned that unless the government takes concrete steps to provide jobs for youths and reduce the poverty rate in the country, human trafficking might not be eradicated.
13 Aug
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Kano Zonal Command, has received 12 rescued victims of human trafficking. The agency Zonal Commander, Mr Abdullahi Babale, stated this on Tuesday, in Kano while receiving the victims rescued by the Kano State Police Command. Babale said the state police arrested three suspects, Shafi’u…
5 Aug
South African police discovered 90 Ethiopians packed into locked rooms in inhuman conditions at the weekend, a spokesman said Monday, and arrested two suspects on allegations of kidnapping and human trafficking. Police found the Ethiopians in a house in Johannesburg on Saturday as they were searching for a man who had been kidnapped for ransom…
3 Aug
Every July 30 marks World Day Against Trafficking in Persons and while this affects both genders, women and girls account for over 70 percent of trafficked victims.
2 Aug
Legal experts have said that counter trafficking efforts would yield little result if corruption is not tackled in Nigeria. They spoke after a meeting that discussed the nexus between corruption and human trafficking. Director General of National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Prof. Fatima Waziri-Azi, said that bribery of law…
30 Jul
An NGO, Anti-Kidnapping, Human Trafficking, Child Abuse and Drug Abuse initiative (AKH-TRACADA) has called for urgent measures to protect children from being trafficked. Mr Belonwu Ezeanyaeche, Founder and Executive Director of the group made the call in a statement in commemoration of the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons on Tuesday in Abuja. The News…
14 Jun
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has called for collective action to contain rising cases of human
26 May
The Denmark Ambassador to Nigeria, Amb. Sune Krogstrup, has called for more public awareness and improved border security to curb human trafficking and irregular migration from Nigeria. Krogstrup made the call on Sunday while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sideline of a documentary premiere titled “I wish I Knew” in…
23 May
The Police Command in Lagos State says it has rescued 10 teenage girls, who were allegedly being trafficked to some West African countries for prostitution. The Lagos Command Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this on Thursday while briefing newsmen on the success of the operation. Hundeyin said that the crack squad of the…
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