Tag: human traffickers
Navy rescues 15 suspected victims of human trafficking
The trafficking victims who have been handed over to the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) were rescued by the Forward Operating…
Human traffickers now recruiting victims on social media – NAPTIP boss alerts
According to him, the Agency under his watch would focus more on public awareness creation, particularly in rural communities, to…
Gang trafficking people from France, Belgium to UK smashed
Officers searched hours of CCTV footage to track the network’s movements and analysed their phones to establish that they were…
Nigeria Immigration goes after human traffickers in Kebbi
The comptroller gave assurance that NIS would not allow any suspicious character or person profiting from human trafficking to escape…
28 teenagers rescued in Edo from human traffickers
The victims whose ages ranged between 13 and 17 years, were rescued during a stop and search operation by the…
My ordeals in the hands of a trafficker – Libyan returnee
On Wednesday night, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) received another batch of 116 Nigerians who volunteered to be repatriated…
180 Ghanaians enslaved in Niger rescued by police(Photos)
Nigerien Police, assisted by Interpol, have rescued 180 Ghanaian men forced into slavery by human and sex traffickers, along with…
Oba of Benin calls for serious sanctions on human traffickers
The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has urged the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to step into…
Immigration rescues girl from human traffickers
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has rescued a 23-year-old girl from human traffickers in Katsina State.
59 human traffickers arrested in Osun
Mr Ganiu Agaran, the Zonal Commander, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Osun, said the command…
Police arrest 2 human traffickers, rescue 3 victims
The Police in Lagos have rescued three young women and arrested two suspected human traffickers who allegedly lured them from…
Libya: Traffickers kill 12 fleeing captivity
Human traffickers in Libya killed 12 people and wounded many others after some 200 Eritrean, Ethiopians, and Somalis — held…
NAPTIP says 342 human traffickers convicted
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has secured the conviction of 342 persons for human…
Oba of Benin’s curse on human traffickers working
The revocation of oaths of secrecy by victims of human trafficking and curse placed on their traffickers, their collaborators, cultists…
Libyan human traffickers have links to security services – UN
UN says most armed groups involved in human trafficking in Libya have links to the country’s official security institutions. UN…
Human traffickers to Libya face trial
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says it will prosecute those involved in the trafficking…
FG evacuates 41 Nigerian girls from Mali, arrests 6 suspected human traffickers
The Federal Government on Monday evacuated 41 Nigerian girls who were trafficked to Mali for forced labour and sexual exploitation.
80 human traffickers arrested, 194 victims rescued in Edo, Delta
No fewer than 80 persons were arrested by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), in…
146 people rescued from human traffickers
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and other Related Matters (NAPTIP), Kano Zonal Command, has rescued…
Two traffickers arrested with 29 victims in C/River
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Cross River Command, said on Tuesday in Calabar that two suspected human traffickers with 29…
Police arrest 3 suspected human traffickers with 26 children in Ogun
The Police in Ogun on Monday said it arrested three suspected human traffickers with 26 children. The Commissioner of Police…
Human traffickers target migrants from war-torn countries
Migrants from war-torn African and Middle Eastern countries are at risk from human traffickers, international organisations said on Thursday, urging…
NAPTIP arrests 274 human traffickers
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and other Related Matters (NAPTIP) says it has arrested 274…
NIS arrests seven human traffickers
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Katsina State Command, said it arrested seven people for alleged human trafficking and related offences.…
NAPTIP Seeks Support To Fight Human Trafficking
The Zonal Coordinator, National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons and Other Matters, NAPTIP, Mr. Odetunde Taofeek, has…