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Nigerian mission evacuates 100 stranded citizens from Libya

Ihesiulo Grace 14 August 2021 0

The Nigerian Mission in Tripoli said on Friday that it was evacuating 100 Nigerians stranded in Libya, with another set of 100 stranded Nigerians to be returned home in the next 10 days. Mr Kabiru Musa, Chargé D’affaires en titre of the Nigerian Embassy in Libya, disclosed this in a statement

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Debt bondage or slavery?

Ihesiulo Grace 22 June 2021 0

By Julie Okah Donli Debt bondage which is also known as bonded labour or debt slavery is a form of human slavery and a component of human trafficking, it is also a gross violation of human rights because in most cases, Victims are forced to work to pay for debts they never incurred. Despite been […]

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Traditional rulers and human trafficking

Ihesiulo Grace 28 April 2021 0

By Julie Okah-Donli One of the new trends in tackling insecurity in Nigeria is involving traditional rulers because of the important positions they occupy in the community. This method can also be adopted in fighting sexual and gender based abuse because it is a human right abuse issue that has adverse consequences on every level […]

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NAPTIP engages stakeholders on human trafficking in Kano

Ihesiulo Grace 11 April 2021 0

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) said it had sensitised 50 women and men on the menace of human trafficking in Kano. The Director-General of NAPTIP, Mrs Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim, disclosed this on Saturday in Kano at a programme tagged “NAPTIP: Ensuring a human trafficking free Nation”. The DG, who was […]

Opinion

If you see something, say something and do something

Ihesiulo Grace 7 April 2021 0

By Julie Okah-Donli A lot of persons are familiar with the saying if you see something, say something. But then, I ask what next after saying something? Do we all go back to our ways of life as though nothing has happened? Is it good enough for people to talk about a predicament without doing […]

Opinion

Social Media and Human Trafficking: The Big Story

Ihesiulo Grace 16 March 2021 0

Julie Okah Donli The business of human trafficking generates an estimated USSB15B profit globally, hence it is one of the most lucrative businesses in the world. The use of social media has greatly increased in the 21st century. Aided by technological innovations, social media is not just a means of socializing and chatting, it is […]

Opinion

Stumbling blocks on a thorny part

Ihesiulo Grace 2 March 2021 0

By Dame Julie Okah Donli Have you ever experienced stumbling blocks while walking on a thorny part? If you have, then you will understand what “double wahala” in local Nigerian parlance means. I have spent quite a great deal of time taking us on an expository voyage along the road of the dimensions of human […]

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Covid-19 pandemic and human trafficking: A double barrel gun

Ihesiulo Grace 16 February 2021 0

By Dame Julie Okah Donli Previously, I wrote about sports trafficking and all its cons. Today, we deal with something that almost succeeded in wrecking the world and bringing it to a halt. Your guess is as good as mine, COVID-19! The Covid-19 pandemic came with its attendant challenges cutting across all sectors of human […]

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Uprooting the stronghold of sports trafficking in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 10 February 2021 0

By Dame Julie Okah Donli In the previous editions of my diary, I wrote about the general overview of human trafficking and its attendant societal ills. Let me once again reiterate that human trafficking is a return of the indignity of human slavery. In fact, it is a form of modernized slavery that has undergone […]

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Children constitute 50% of trafficked Nigerian victims

Ihesiulo Grace 20 January 2021 0

Half of human trafficking victims in Nigeria in 2020 were children, Chervine Oftadeh, an official of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, (UNODC) said in Benin City on Tuesday. Oftadeh, an Associate Expert said his declaration was informed by a baseline assessment conducted by UNODC in Nigeria. He was speaking at a capacity […]

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Alarm over dozens of trafficked Nigerians in Saudi Arabia

Ihesiulo Grace 11 August 2020 0

A group, Journalists International Forum For Migration (JIFORM) says it has uncovered a set of Nigerians in hundreds battling with critical situations in Saudi Arabia, Daily Times gathered. JIFORM President, Mr Ajibola Abayomi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, saying that the body has a profile of 138 ladies trafficked to the […]

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We will partner NAPTIP to end human trafficking -Monarch

Ihesiulo Grace 3 March 2020 0

The Dein of Agbor in Delta state, Benjamin Ikenchukwu, Keagborekuzi I, has said his chiefdom would partner the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) to end human trafficking in the state. The monarch stated this on Tuesday in his palace when he received the NAPTIP management team on a courtesy visit […]

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Human trafficking: ECOWAS Commission urges journalists to report with caution

Ihesiulo Grace 21 February 2020 0

The ECOWAS Commission has advised journalists covering human trafficking and irregular migration issues, to exercise caution in reporting them, so as not to jeopardise the lives and future of the victims. Mr Olatunde Olayemi of the Human Security and Civil Society Division of the commission, gave the advice at a training workshop organised for newsmen […]

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Edo reiterates commitment to fight human trafficking

Ihesiulo Grace 18 February 2020 0

The Edo state government on Monday in Benin reiterated its commitment to fighting against human trafficking in the state. Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, said this at the first zonal community of practice meeting for heads of budget and planning agencies across the federation. Shaibu attributed the success so far made in the fight against human […]

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Human Trafficking: NAPTIP arrests 130 rescues 190 victims in 3 years

Ihesiulo Grace 14 February 2020 0

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking In Person (NAPTIP) on Friday said the agency apprehended no fewer than 130 suspected human traffickers and rescued 190 victims within three years. The Zonal Commander in Charge of Osun, Ondo and Kwara, Mr Saadu Mustapha, disclosed ton Friday in Osogbo. READ ALSO: 52 cadets inducted into […]

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Edo, UK govts to introduce video-conferencing for human trafficking court cases

Ihesiulo Grace 31 January 2020 0

The Governments of Edo State and the United Kingdom have concluded planstointroduce video-conferencing in courtrooms to make it easier for people to testify in cases of human trafficking. This was disclosed when the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, received the British Deputy High Commissioner in Lagos, Harriet Thompson on a courtesy visit at the […]

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Human trafficking: NIS apprehends 7 girls

Ihesiulo Grace 27 January 2020 0

The Operatives of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Command in Lagos, has apprehended seven girls allegedly being trafficked. The Service Public Relations Officer, Mr Sunday James made the disclosure  in statement on Sunday in Abuja. James said the girls were on their way to Cairo, Dubai and Oman on Emirates and […]

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NAPTIP rescues 21 victims, arrests 2 human trafficking suspects in A’Ibom

Ihesiulo Grace 14 January 2020 0

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says the agency on January 13 rescued 21 victims from suspected human traffickers. Uyo Zonal Commander of NAPTIP, Mr. Nduka Nwawwenne, who disclosed this in Uyo on Tuesday, said the 21 victims were intercepted by men of the Department of State Services (DSS) along […]

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NSCDC arrests Lebanese, 2 others for alleged human trafficking in Kwara

Ihesiulo Grace 10 January 2020 0

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ilorin has arrested one Lebanese and two others for alleged human trafficking. This was contained in a statement by the NSCDC Public Relations Officer, Mr. Ayeni Olasunkanmi and made available to journalists on Friday in Ilorin. “An arrest has been made of one Lebanese and two others. […]

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FG seeks continental synergy to tackle human trafficking in Africa

Ihesiulo Grace 20 November 2019 0

Following its determination to tackle the incidents of human trafficking in Africa, especially in Nigeria, the federal government is calling for continental collaboration, synergy and cooperation among law -enforcement agencies to enhance accelerated investigation and prosecution of human traffickers. Director General, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in