Opinion

The Unfinished Battle against Rape

Ihesiulo Grace 4 January 2020 0

A teenage girl was raped by her church pastor. She said that one day her mother and her sisters travelled, so the pastor noticed their absence from church that day so he came to her house to “check up on the family.” Realizing that she was the only one at home, he took advantage of

Featured

DSS arrests UDUTH staff, 4 others over alleged child trafficking in Kebbi

Ihesiulo Grace 11 November 2019 0

Birnin Kebbi – Five suspects including a staff of Usmanu Danfodio UniversitybTeaching Hospital Sokoto (UDUTH) have been arrested by the Department of State Security (DSS) over alleged sale of three children abducted from Zuru in Kebbi. Gov. Atiku Bagudu, who handed over the three children to their parents on Sunday in Birnin Kebbi, named the […]

Crime Featured

Police arrest couple notorious for child trafficking

Ihesiulo Grace 3 November 2019 0

A Lagos-based couple, who belong to a syndicate that specialises in trafficking children from the northern parts of the country to the east has been arrested by men of the Ojo Police Division, Lagos state Police Command. The couple identified as Chukwunonso Blessing and Chukwunoso Happiness, living at No. 23 Masebinu Street, Igbede, Ojo, were […]

News Nigeria

ILO, ECOWAS task member states on child trafficking

Ihesiulo Grace 24 November 2018 0

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has expressed concerns over the low commitment of ECOWAS members states in the implementation of child rights laws. In a joint workshop on enhancing mobilisation against child trafficking and Labour, on the sidelines of the ongoing second ordinary session of the ECOWAS parliament, the organisation decried the low conviction of

Celebrities

Nigerian actress seeks to prevent sex trafficking to Italy

Ihesiulo Grace 25 January 2018 0

Nigerian actress Stephanie Linus says celebrities like her can mobilize their fanbase and help stem the flood of women who swap Africa for a better life in Italy only to end up selling sex. The Lagos-based Nollywood star said she hopes to raise awareness and so prevent more women and girls becoming victims of the […]

News

20 children for 200,000, 150,000 each – 22-year-old suspect confesses

Ihesiulo Grace 6 June 2017 0

A 20-year-old lady identified a Chinaza Onwuasoanya, has been taken into custody of the Special Armed Robbery Squad, SARS, in Anambra State for alleged child-trafficking. Onwuasoanya, reportedly started the illicit business when she sold her unwanted baby girl to one Goodness, a 45-year-old woman, for N150,000. Recounting her journey into child-trafficking, Onwuasoanya