69 h. ago After VDM’s Alarm, NAPTIP Arrests Human Traffickers In Abuja Operation

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) said it has commenced a major onslaught against organised human traffcking criminal gang in the country as its operatives arrested Abuja-based suspected traffickers. The agency described the suspects as the arrowhead of a trans-border human trafficking syndicate operating within the West African and Gulf […]

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8 d. ago Kaduna Govt. Uncovers Child Trafficking Syndicate, Rescues 13 Children

The Kaduna State Government has issued a warning about an alarming rise in child trafficking, uncovering a fake orphanage in Abuja used by a syndicate to sell abducted children nationwide. Authorities recently recovered 13 children who were victims of this illegal operation, the government has called for increased vigilance and cooperation from the public to […] The post Kaduna Govt. Uncovers Child Trafficking Syndicate, Rescues 13 Children appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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9 d. ago Nigerians arrested as Indian police bust international drug ring

Two Nigerians and a local forex agent have been arrested in Hyderabad, India, as police uncovered a transnational drug trafficking and money laundering syndicate with links to the United States and Nigeria, The Hindu Newspapers reports. The suspects, identified as Ugwu Ikechukwu (alias Emma) and Chukwu Ogbonna (alias Big Joe), were arrested by the Telangana Read More

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1 week ago Taraba, NAPTIP rescue eight trafficked children, arrest suspects

The Taraba State Ministry of Women Affairs and Child Development, in collaboration with the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, has rescued eight trafficked children from Minda Village in Lau Local Government Area of the state. Briefing journalists on Friday in Jalingo, the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Child Development, Mrs. Mary Read More

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2 w. ago LAWMA Official Killed As Reckless Bus Driver Hits Parked Truck In Lagos

A commercial bus and a truck were involved in an accident that left one person dead and another injured, according to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA). According to LASEMA permanent secretary Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu’s statement on Tuesday, the incident occurred at the Ketu bus stop about 11:59 p.m. on Monday. Oke-Osanyintolu stated that a […] The post LAWMA Official Killed As Reckless Bus Driver Hits Parked Truck In Lagos appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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2 w. ago Police bust human trafficking syndicate, rescue girls from Mauritania

The Zone 2 Police Command in Onikan, Lagos, has apprehended a notorious syndicate accused of trafficking young girls from Nigeria read more Police bust human trafficking syndicate, rescue girls from Mauritania

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2 w. ago Police nab syndicate trafficking Nigerian girls to Mauritania

Operatives at the Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos, have detained a syndicate for allegedly trafficking girls from Nigeria to Mauritania for prostitution and sexual exploitation. The Zonal Public Relations Officer, CSP Umma Ayuba, confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. She said the syndicate was apprehended on March 22 at the command Read More

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3 w. ago NAPTIP arrests truck driver, six others in trafficking syndicate burst

Operatives of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, in collaboration with the Department of State Services have dismantled an interstate child trafficking syndicate, arresting a female truck driver and six other suspects in Abuja. The syndicate which “specialised in stealing and trafficking children from one part of Nigeria to the other Read More

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3 w. ago NAPTIP arrests female truck driver, others for alleged child trafficking

From Fred Ezeh, Abuja The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) said on Tuesday that its officials have arrested the female leader of an interstate human trafficking gang specialising in the trafficking of children from one part of Nigeria to another. Vincent Adekoye, NAPTIP Press Officer, in a statement, said the […] The post NAPTIP arrests female truck driver, others for alleged child trafficking appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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