By Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo A new trick of using fake jobs in the oil and gas sector by human traffickers to lure unsuspecting Nigerian youths out of the country into mostly West African countries has been uncovered by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP). The body said traffickers are exploiting the […]
By Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja In line with the zero tolerance for crime policy of the prosperity administration of Governor Douye Diri, the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the governor on Tourism, Piriye Kiyaramo has reiterated that Bayelsa is not a safe ground for traffickers in persons. He also warned that hotels and other tourism establishments […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested an Uber driver, and two other suspected traffickers with different quantities of cocaine at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. Mr Femi Babafemi, Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said the Uber driver, Lawal Tunde Rasheed, was […]
By Julie Okah-Donli Harsh economic conditions, especially in developing countries, have created a flourishing atmosphere which traffickers exploit to recruit unsuspecting victims, mostly women and children, who have been subjected to all forms of dehumanizing labour conditions both within and outside the country. In some cases, people capitalize on unfavourable economic situations to illegally migrate […]
The Katsina State Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has nabbed two suspected human traffickers and rescued 18 victims in Charanchi Local Government Area of the state. The state Comptroller of the Service, Abdulrazak Muazu, who unveiled this to journalists Tuesday at the Command’s headquarters in Katsina, said the duo were apprehended at a […]
The Edo State Taskforce Against Human Trafficking has rescued a baby girl, Deborah, who was sold in Benin City by a 45-year old woman, Maureen Ekuase, to another 63-year old woman, Grace Idehen for over N1.7 million. In a statement, the taskforce said the baby who is a victim of human trafficking and illegal adoption, […]
Awka – Mr Haruna Muhammed, the Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for Anambra police command, has arrested 74 persons for alleged criminal offences, including child trafficking, within the month. Muhammed made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Monday. He urged parents to be security conscious for the […]
A two man human trafficking syndicate who specialises in recruiting teenage girl from Rivers, Imo and Akwa-Ibom States for prostitution have been arrested by operatives of the Lagos State Police Command. The suspects, Ikechkwu Egbulefu and Vera John who are lovers were arrested at their hideout at Wagbas Hotel Ajah, Lagos, where they camp the […]