Tag: human trafficking
Human trafficking: IOM, ECOWAS, NAPTIP launch campaign
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday embarked on a cross-border roadshow to sensitise people in West African coasts…
NAPTIP takes war against human trafficking to schools
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) on Thursday unveiled a school curriculum that it developed…
Human trafficking: NIS arrests 4 suspects
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Ekiti State Command, has arrested four suspects over alleged human trafficking to Italy for prostitution.
Human trafficking: NAPTIP, Immigrations join forces
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says its collaboration with the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS)…
Human trafficker bags 4 years imprisonment
A Federal High Court in Osun on Tuesday, sentenced a 29-year-old woman, Sekinat Owolabi, to four years imprisonment for human…
‘Unimaginable horrors’ African migrants face in Libya – UN report
Migrants and refugees are being subjected to “unimaginable horrors” from the moment they enter Libya and throughout their stay in…
Ending human trafficking, a collective responsibility – NGO
Mrs Chigbo Uche, Chairperson, PHEW Foundation International, on Monday called for collective action to end human trafficking in Nigeria.
Human Trafficking: Netherlands pledges more collaboration with NAPTIP
The Government of Netherlands has pledged more collaboration with the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP)…
Human Trafficking: Task Force embarks on door-to-door sensitisation in Edo
The Edo Government Task Force Against Human Trafficking on Sunday embarked on a door-to-door sensitisation of residents at Uromi community,…
Human trafficking: NAPTIP, Foundation, join in `Walk for Freedom’
The Benin Zonal Command, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) on Saturday joined 52 other countries…
Benue: NAPTIP records 217 human trafficking cases in 5 years
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has recorded 217 cases of human trafficking in Benue…
Agency rescues 836 human trafficking victims
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) on Thursday said that 836 out of the 13,285…
Edo dedicates 2 courts to hear human trafficking offences
The Edo Chief Judge, Justice Esohe Ikponmwen, says two courts have been designated to hears human trafficking offences in order…
Human trafficking to Germany falls dramatically
The Federal Office of Criminal Investigation (BKA) on Monday said that the number of refugees coming to Germany has fallen…
Human trafficking: Edo Govt. takes campaign to secondary schools
The Edo Government on Wednesday began campaign against human trafficking and illegal migration in secondary schools across the state.
Human trafficking: Ex-Gambian VP calls for strong legislation
A former Gambian Vice-President, Hajiya Fatoumata Tambajang, has called for stronger legislation to curtail the menace of human trafficking in…
Britain to prosecute more Nigerians over alleged human trafficking
The British Government on Tuesday restated its resolve to ensure speedy prosecution of more Nigerians living in the UK involved…
Nigerian Govt establishes joint patrol to check smuggling, human trafficking
The Federal Government has instituted a Joint Security Patrol in Katsina state along Nigeria’s border with Niger Republic to check…
UN human rights expert to assess trafficking in persons in Nigeria
UN Special Rapporteur Maria Giammarinaro will assess the issue of trafficking in persons in Nigeria, during an official visit to…
Human trafficking: Kenyan security forces intensify surveillance
Kenyan security forces have invested in state of the art technology, capacity building and enhanced intelligence gathering to disrupt activities…
Human trafficking: 41 persons convicted – NAPTIP
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) said no fewer than 41 persons have been convicted…
UN calls for increased efforts to eradicate human trafficking
The UN anti-drug and crime agency has called on the international community to step up efforts to eradicate human trafficking…
Human trafficking: NAPTIP, Benin zonal command, rescues 468 victims
The Benin Zonal Command of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says it has rescued…
33 pregnant surrogates charged with human trafficking
Thirty-three pregnant women, detained in a June police raid on an illegal surrogacy agency in Cambodia, where surrogacy is banned,…
3 human traffickers sentenced to 7 years in prison
A Federal High Court, Lagos, on Tuesday, sentenced three women to seven years in prison each, for human trafficking.
Libya: EU sanctions 6 people for human trafficking
The European Union imposed sanctions on six people involved in human trafficking and migrant smuggling in Libya, the Council of…
NAPTIP to partner ECOWAS on human trafficking
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has pledged to partner with ECOWAS to profile and…
NAPTIP partners NPC to tackle human trafficking
The National Population Commission (NPC), on Tuesday pledged to provide necessary assistance to the National Agency for the Prohibition of…
Russia delays UN sanctions on Libya human-trafficking leaders
Russia has delayed a western proposal for a UN Security Council committee to blacklist six accused leaders of human trafficking…
Police raid suspected human trafficking sites in Germany
Around 800 police officers have raided flats and offices in northern and central Germany in a major operation against suspected…