Tag: human trafficking
2 women docked for human trafficking
Two women, Adesuwa Osaro, 23, a.k.a Oluwabunmi Adeleke, Frank Mabelle, Joy Aisha and Esther Omosede, 32 a.k.a Mama Geneise alleged…
Police arraign 3 men for human trafficking
Three men, Wasiu Saliu, 25; Saliu Afusatu, 57 and Rauf Yekini, 47, on Tuesday, appeared before the Federal High Court…
UK Court Accuses Nigerian Couple Of Human Trafficking
Dr Ayodeji Adewakun, 44, and her husband Abimbola Adewakun, 48, have been accused of trafficking a Nigerian woman to the…
Italian Govt Pledges Collaboration On Human Trafficking
The Presidente, Chambers of Deputies, Italy, Mrs Laura Boldirini, has given assurance that the Italian Government would strengthen its collaboration…
Human Trafficking: NAPTIP boss calls for intelligence sharing
Ms Julie Okah-Donli, the newly appointed Director-General of National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), has called…
Human trafficking: 43 victims rescued in Kano, Katsina
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says 43 victims of human trafficking have been rescued…
Police rescue 22 victims of human trafficking, arrests trafficker
The Police Command in Katsina State says it has arrested 22 victims of Human Trafficking in Katsina Metropolis.
NAPTIP new D-G tasks staff on agency’s mandate
Ms Julie Okah-Donli, the newly appointed Director-General, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), has charged staff…
Cambodia Cracks Down 92 Human Trafficking Cases
Cambodia cracked down on 92 human trafficking-related cases in 2016, arresting 113 suspects including eight foreigners, the national police website…
Human Trafficking: UK wants global support for Nigeria
The United Kingdom has called for urgent international collaboration to help Nigeria tackle human trafficking challenge at source, pledging at…
Human traffickers make $150b yearly – Guterres
At least 21 million people are victims of human trafficking, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday, adding that…
South/A Court Sentences Nigerian Man To 2o Years imprisonment
The High Court in Johannesburg has sentenced a man convicted of sexually exploiting a 15-year-old girl and forcing her into…
Couple bags 14 years jail term for human trafficking
Justice Joyce Abdulmaleek of the Federal High Court, Ibadan, on Tuesday, sentenced a couple to 14 years imprisonment without an…
Nigerian trafficking boss on trial in Europe
A female trafficking boss used witchcraft to round up and terrify dozens of teenage orphans from Nigeria before selling them…
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.…
19 pregnant girls freed in latest baby factory bust
Nigeria’s police said Friday they had raided a home in Umuahia, capital of Abia state where 19 pregnant women were…