February 11, 2025
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Tricks and control mechanisms in human trafficking

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 […]
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Human trafficking: NIS apprehends 7 girls

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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Infusion of trafficking in persons in school curricular, veritable tool to curb menace — Ex-minister

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
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‘Ugwuanyi, reference point in NDLEA success story’

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 […]
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Man, 27, gets 2 years jail for human trafficking

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 […]
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NAPTIP: No suspect escaped from our custody

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 […]