trafficking
8 Jan
The FCT Police Command operatives have intercepted a J-5 Bus transporting 59 kids in a truck to Nassarawa State. FCT Police boss, CP Tunji Disu, who gave details of the arrest noted that the kids are aged between 4 to 12 years old. The CP noted that preliminary investigations revealed that the children, from different…
14 Dec
Former Director General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, (NAPTIP), and Founder, Safe Haven Foundation, Professor Fatima Waziri-Azi, has said that Community’s Based Organisations
5 Dec
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has rescued 3,900 human trafficking victims and secured convictions for 692 traffickers since 2015 to boost the fight against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV). Its Director General, Binta Bello, made the disclosure yesterday at the High-Level Policy Dialogue on SGBV to mark this year’s…
1 Dec
Three foreigners and a Malaysian woman have been remanded for seven days by Malaysian authorities over a human trafficking case involving the sexual exploitation of a Nigerian woman. According to Buletin TV3, the remand order for the four suspects, aged between 24 and 35, including two men and two women, was issued by Balik Pulau…
23 Oct
The Yobe State Police Command has arrested a 54-year-old resident of Morami Village in Jakana, Konduga Local Council, Borno State, Hamsatu Modu, for allegedly trafficking 350 rounds of ammunition.
12 Oct
The Rivers State Police Command has clarified a ‘misleading report’ circulating on social media regarding a recent rescue operation. Rivers police spokesman SP Grace Iringe-Koko, said the statement was to set the record straight on the rescue of 16 children from a compound in Ozuoba, in Obio-Akpor council of the state. “On September 8, 2024,…
3 Oct
The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa has said drug trafficking in the Sahel continues to hinder security, economic development and the rule of law while jeopardizing public health. In an interview with newsmen during its 1st Annual International Lecture on Thursday in Abuja, Marwa said that increased drug…
7 Sep
The Semé Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) in partnership with Hearts and Hands Humanitarian Foundation (3HF) on Saturday sensitized communities in Seme on illegal migration and human trafficking. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the personnel of the NIS and the NGO walked from street to street with a public address…
22 Aug
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), yesterday, alleged that parents are the major actors aiding human trafficking in Oyo State.
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