Tag: human trafficking
NAPTIP rescues 152 victims of human trafficking
Mr Joseph Famakin, the Lagos Zonal Commander of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), says…
NAPTIP rescues 50 victims of human trafficking in Kano
The Kano Zonal Command of National Agency for the prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and other Related Matters (NAPTIP) on…
17 Libya-bound trafficking victims arrested in Nigeria
Immigration officials have arrested 17 Nigerians attempting to cross the border into Niger on their way to Libya with no…
Poverty not reason to engage in human trafficking – AIG Hassan
AIG Bala Hassan who is in charge of the Nigeria Police Zone 2 Command, Onikan, Lagos, on Tuesday urged Nigerians…
Husband, wife sent to prison for human trafficking
Cyriacus Izuekwe The police at Ikotun division have rescued a 20-year-old youth, Godspower Otache, allegedly kept in captivity for several…
Woman Native Doctor Arrested After Selling 19 Kids
Cyriacus Izuekwe The police at State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Owerri, have arrested a woman who engages in human trafficking…
NAPTIP Rescues 281, Reunites 252 Victims With Families
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and other Related Matters (NAPTIP) says its Lagos Zonal Office…
4-Year-Old Child Sold For N55k Rescued
Thirty-two suspects were paraded on Wednesday in Akwa Ibom State over alleged involvement in criminal activities including rape, defilement, child…
Nigerian Sex Slave Dies In B/Faso
Simon Ateba A Nigerian sex slave who was trafficked to the West African country of Burkina Faso has been found…
Trafficked Nigerian Girl Dies In Burkina Faso
By Simon Ateba/Lagos A Nigerian girl who was trafficked to the West African country of Burkina Faso has been found…
Human trafficking: NIS arrests cleric, 4 others
The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) in Oyo State says it has arrested a cleric, Olufemi Timothy, and four others for…
Nigerian Sex Slaves Rescued In Burkina Faso
Simon Ateba Two teenage Nigerian girls who were trafficked to Burkina Faso to become sex workers in the West African…
Italy to intensify fight against trafficking of Nigerians
The Consul-General of Italy in Nigeria, Stefano Leo, on Sunday disclosed his Government’s plan to intensify it’s fight against Nigerians…
Men Face Trial For Exporting Sex Slaves
Akin Kuponiyi A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, has adjourned the trial of a retired policeman…
Foddering Baby Factories
Baby factories and child harvesting, emergent lexicons in Nigeria’s human trafficking history, have in recent times hogged the headlines non-stop.…