The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has raised an alarm that human trafficking and stowaway activities account for over $100 million in global economic losses annually. Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the Council, Dr Pius Akutah, disclosed this in Abuja while receiving the leadership of the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) and […]
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*Says 17, 00 victims rescued, 550 traffickers jailed By Success Nwogu Director General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Senator Basheer Garba Muhammed, has expressed mixed feeling over the recent United States Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report which elevated Nigeria from the previous Tier 2 Watch list to Tier […]
By Julie Okah Donli Trafficking in persons was relatively unknown in Nigeria until about late 90s. Victims were seen as prostitutes or illegal migrants that were justifiably deported back home. On arrival in Nigeria, victims were treated as criminals. Within the country, victims were perceived as either prostitutes for those kept in the brothels or […]
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP ) on Tuesday said that it would continue to wage war against persons involved in trafficking of persons in and outside the country. The agency’s Commander in Lagos State, Mr Daniel Atokolo in Lagos said, many Nigerian youths had been trafficked to other countries. READ […]
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 […]
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says the Agency on Jan. 13, rescued 21 victims from suspected human traffickers. The Uyo Zonal Commander, Mr Nduka Nwawwenne, disclosed this to news men in an interview in Uyo on Tuesday. READ ALSO: Court remands 2 artisans for alleged murder Nwawwenne said the […]
Ilorin – 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 NSCDC Public Relations Officer, Mr Ayeni Olasunkanmi, and made available on Friday in Ilorin. “An arrest has been made of one Lebanese and two others. They […]
Lafia (Nasarawa State) – Former Minister of Education, Prof. Chinwe Obaji, says the introduction of Trafficking in Persons (TIP) into school curricular is a veritable tool for social reform to guide students from being trafficked. Obaji said this on Tuesday in Lafia during training of trainers on trafficking in persons recently mainstreamed into National Certificate […]
His Eminence, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, the Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, says that neither poverty nor any form of hardship is an acceptable excuse for Nigerians to engage in human trafficking. Onaiyekan made the assertion on Wednesday in Abuja during the First Africa Regional Conference of the Santa Marta Group in Collaboration with the Catholic Caritas […]
…Baby sold for N550, 000 by three- man gang …I sold my baby to give him better life, mother insists A three- man gang that specialises in the trafficking and sales of children in Imo State have met their waterloo after attempting to sell a four- month old baby for N550, 000. Investigations revelaed that […]
It was a top day for the Director General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) Dame Julie Okah-Donli as Nollywood superstar ‘King’ Tonto Dike, reigning Miss Nigeria Mildred Peace Ehiguese joined her and many other top citizens on Tuesday to give red card to human trafficking and its perpetrators […]
The efforts by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) to end or at least reduce incidences of human trafficking in Nigeria received massive boost in Abuja on Thursday as stakeholders commended the efforts of the Director General of the Agency, Dame Julie Okah-Donli which they say have led to the […]
Victims and anti-trafficking campaigners have disclosed that fraudsters have tricked scores of Nigerians by selling them football World Cup fan passes to travel to Russia, leaving many stranded and penniless. President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the immediate repatriation of Nigerians stranded in Russia. The President ordered the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama and the […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has lauded Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s uncommon affection and remarkable contributions towards the success story of the agency in tackling drug abuse and illicit trafficking in Enugu State. The agency said that Gov. Ugwuanyi’s disposition has been a source of motivation, adding that the gesture was responsible for the […]
Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State has sentenced 27 years old Sylvanus Ubong Sunday to two years imprisonment for human trafficking offences. The convict who hailed from Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, was arrested by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking In Persons (NAPTIP) in November […]
The Director General of National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Julie Okah – Donli, has said that there are plans by human traffickers to use the World Cup as a ploy to traffic Nigerian youths abroad. Okah-Donli stated this during a press conference in Abuja on Monday. She said, “Already these […]
A Federal High Court sitting in Damaturu, Yobe State has sentenced 57 years old Alhaji Ya’u Shuaibu Salihu to four years imprisonment for human trafficking. The suspect, a native of Farantama village, Albasu Local Government of Kano State, was arraigned before the court by the operatives of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking […]
Operatives of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) have bursted a human trafficking gang in Abuja. In the operation carried out jointly with the police at the weekend, 13 girls were rescued while four people were arrested. A statement by NAPTIP’s Head, Press, and Public Relations, Nneka Aniagoh, further disclosed […]
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has debunked the allegations making the rounds that about 19 suspects escaped from the Agency’s custody in Abuja on Tuesday. Describing the reports as false and an attempt to paint the agency’s name in a bad light, NAPTIP stated that the report was only […]