Tag: Child Trafficking
Two accused in Niger baby trafficking case detained
Two of the defendants in a baby trafficking case in Niger were brought before prosecutors on Monday accused of trying…
Mother, son sentenced for child trafficking
The Federal High Court sitting in Enugu on Monday sentenced a mother and her son to three months imprisonment for…
Head Niger parliament questioned in Nigerian baby-trafficking case
The head of parliament in Niger will be interrogated as part of a probe into international baby-trafficking, sources said on…
Most Beautiful Girl promises to fight child trafficking
Miss Iheoma Nnadi, Nigeria’s most beautiful girl, said on Thursday that she would use her crown to support the fight…
Calling The Youths To Order
By Raymond Oise-Oghaede There is this widely accepted saying that ‘‘the youths of today will grow up to become leaders…
Court blocks extradition of Nigerian child trafficker to Netherlands
Nnamdi Felix/Abuja A federal high court siting in Abuja has struck out an application by the federal government seeking to…
Wives of Niger top politicians arrested for trafficking Nigerian babies
The wives of two prominent politicians have been arrested in Niger following the dismantling of an alleged baby trafficking ring…
2 Women Jailed For Begging With Kids
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Family Court 1 in Yaba Magistracy has jailed two women for trafficking and using children to beg…
Infertility Now Higher —Doctors
The rush to get babies from baby factories in the south-eastern part of the country has been linked to the…
Nigeria Is Sitting On The Infertility Belt Of Africa
Dr. Odidika Umeora is the Head of Department, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki. He speaks to NKRUMAH BANKONG-OBI…
Fertility Challenges Now Higher
Dr. Felix Agu is a Consultant Gynaecologist and Obstetrician and Fertility Specialist, Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia. He speaks with NKRUMAH…
We Are Winning The War Against Child Trafficking
Imo State Commissioner of Police, Muhammad Musa Katsina, in this interview with NKRUMAH BANKONG-OBI reveals how the baby facories operate…
Ezuma The Billionaire Baby Seller
James Ezuma, a medical doctor nabbed by the police in Owerri, Imo State, for operating baby factories, is the face…
Doctors Force Girls To Deliver Babies For Sale
In their desperation to satisfy their customers, some medical doctors force girls to deliver prematurely. The Commissioner of Police, Imo…
25 Kids Rescued From Trafficker
Officials of the Lagos State Government have rescued 25 children from a suspected child trafficker at Egbeda area of Lagos,…
Olanipekun urges Nigerians to oppose child marriage
To sustain future generations, Chief Wole Olanipekun, the former Chairman of the University of Ibadan Governing Council, has urged Nigerians…
16 Women Freed In Another ‘Baby Factory’ Raid
Nigerian police have raided a home in the commercial town of Aba in the eastern Nigerian state of Abia and…
Securing A Better Future For The Nigerian Child
By Bilkis Bakare It has now become an aberration in Nigeria to refer to the younger generation as the future…
We Buy And Sell Children —Suspects
The police at Ilemba Hausa, Ajangbadi Division, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, have arrested four suspects who allegedly steal or buy…
Child Trafficking: Nigerian Woman In Police Net
A 40-year old woman from Niger Republic, west Africa, Mrs Bose Saliu, has been arrested by the police for her…
Abia Govt Must Tackle Child Trafficking
News coming out of Abia State these days calls for concern and urgent intervention. The unpleasant news about child trafficking…
Confronting The Evil Of Child Abuse
By Tayo Ogunbiyi Recently, three buses filled with children, apparently on child trafficking mission to the west coast of Africa,…
Nigeria police free suspected child traffickers
The Kogi State Police Command has released the 103 children and adults handed over to the command for investigation by…
Nigeria arrests 20 vehicles over child trafficking
Members of the Joint Task Force (JTF) stationed in Lokoja, Kogi, on Sunday intercepted 20 vehicles conveying more than 103 children,…
Judge Frees 34 Prison Inmates
Fifteen murder suspects, eight armed robbery suspects and six persons awaiting trial for stealing were among those who regained freedom…
Girl Forced Into Prostitution Pays N150,000 Monthly
The police in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, have rescued a 13-year old girl in a hotel room at Otta, Ogun…
Female Pastor Jailed 14 Years For Luring Nigerian Girls Into Prostitution In Libya
A Federal High Court sitting at Ikeja, this morning sentenced the General Overseer of Christ Redemption Apostolic Church, Pastor Eunice…
Two Arrested Over Child Trafficking
An orphanage, “Our Lady of Mercy,†in Warri, Delta, has been closed on allegation of trafficking in children. The Ministry…
Woman Buys Nigerian Baby For £150, Arrested In London
An employment tribunal in London yesterday heard how a Nigerian woman, Peace Sandberg, bought a three-month old Nigerian baby boy…