Mrs Binta Bello, Director-General (D-G), National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), has said that Benue currently has the highest number of human trafficking cases in Nigeria. Bello, who was represented by the Director of Intelligence, Mr Josiah Emerole, made the disclosure on Wednesday in Makurdi at …
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A Federal High Court sitting in Asaba, Delta on Thursday sentenced one Mrs Christiana Uadiale, to 12-years imprisonment with option of N14 million fine for human trafficking. The presiding judge, Justice F.A. Olubanjo of the Court, who handed down the judgement, said the convict was found guilty on the charges …
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THE National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Ogun Command, says it has sensitised 21, 792 pupils on human trafficking and its menace in the state within two months. The Commander, NAPTIP Ogun , Mrs Abosede Jimoh, who was the leader of the campaign in the schools, …
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THE National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has announced the return of 78 Nigerians trafficked to Côte d’Ivoire. The victims arrived in Lagos on Saturday night via an Air Peace flight. In a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, NAPTIP’s Director-General, Hajia Binta Adamu-Bello, confirmed their …
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NO fewer than 78 Nigerians rescued from human traffickers in Cote D’Ivoire have arrived in Lagos. The victims, comprising 73 females, two males and three babies arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos around 11 :00 p.m. on Saturday. Mrs Binta Bello, the Director-General (DG) National Agency for the …
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THE National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has rescued a two-year-old girl trafficked from Abuja to Aba, Abia State, and allegedly sold for N100,000. In a statement posted Friday on its official Facebook page, NAPTIP confirmed the child, renamed Chiamaka Favour, was rescued on May 8, …
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THE National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), says it is deepening institutional collaborations to strengthen the campaign against human trafficking. The Director-General, NAPTIP, Hajia Binta Adamu-Bello, stated this when she visited Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa (Rtd), the Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Abuja on …
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THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) have set up teams to strengthen collaboration in the fight against human and drug trafficking and substance abuse. Tarakirivoice reports that the team was constituted on Friday, during a courtesy visit by …
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THE National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has launched a major operation targeting an organised human trafficking syndicate. The agency’s Press Officer, Mr Vincent Adekoye, said in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, said two high-profile suspects were detained by NAPTIP operatives in connection with the …
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THE National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has rescued two young boys from Akwa Ibom who were trafficked to Taraba for labour exploitation.The Uyo Zonal Commander of NAPTIP, Mr Emmanuel Awhen, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Uyo on …
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