human trafficking
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NAPTIP apprehends 115 human trafficking suspects, rescues 75 victims in A’Ibom
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has apprehended no fewer than 115 suspected human traffickers and rescued 75 victims in Akwa Ibom, Cross River and Rivers states. The Zonal Commander of NAPTIP, Mr Emmanuel Awhen, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Uyo on Tuesday. The Zone comprises Akwa…
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Defence
NSCDC rescues 13 victims of human trafficking in Kano
The Kano State Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has rescued 13 victims of human trafficking on the state. The State Commandant of the corps, Mohammed Lawal-Falala, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on Tuesday in Kano. Lawal-Falala, disclosed that the victims were rescued on May 20, at Dan Tsinke Quarters in Tarauni Local Government Area of…
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NEWS
We’ll bring back Nigerian lady put up for sale in Lebanon – Oyo
The Oyo State government has pledged that it will do everything in its power to ensure the return of one of its daughters, Peace Ufuoma Busari, who was recently put up for sale in Lebanon on Facebook. Making the pledge in Ibadan on Sunday, the Senior Special Assistant on Diaspora Affairs to Governor Seyi Makinde, Bolanle Sarumi Aliyu, in a…
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Middle East
Nigerian woman put up for sale in Lebanon refuses to return home
The Nigerian woman who was advertised for sale on Facebook in Lebanon has refused to return home, according to the head of Nigeria’s diaspora commission. The woman was being sold for $1,000 (£793). She was rescued by the Lebanese authorities and taken to the Nigerian embassy in Beirut. The advert caused an outcry in Nigeria and the man suspected of…
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NEWS
Pastor, 4 others arrested for human trafficking
The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) in Oyo State says it has arrested a cleric, Olufemi Timothy, and four others for allegedly engaging in child trafficking. The State Controller of the NIS Command, Innocent Akatu, said in Ibadan on Saturday that the accused persons were apprehended at various locations in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Among the victims were 12 boys…
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