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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THE National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), on Friday, reunited the remaining nine of the 19 children rescued from their abductors with their families in Kebbi. The Head of NAPTIP in the state, Misbahu Kaura, handed over the children to their parents at the Government House …
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A Federal High Court sitting in Kano on Monday, sentenced an 80-year-man, Ya’u Abdullahi to seven years imprisonment for sexually exploiting an eight-year-old girl. NAN reports that the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) Kano Command, arraigned Abdullahi of Layin Gidan Mai Unguwar Brigade Quarters …
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FOUR hundred Nigerians including 90 females and 310 males have been deported from the United Arab Emirates, UAE, the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA, reports. They were received at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, by the office of the National Security Adviser alongside the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and …
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THE National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Kano Zonal Command, has received 12 rescued victims of human trafficking. The agency Zonal Commander, Mr Abdullahi Babale, stated this on Tuesday, in Kano while receiving the victims rescued by the Kano State Police Command. Babale said the state …
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Prof. Fatima Waziri-Azi, Director General, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), has disclosed plans to boost the campaign against the societal ill with increased sensitisation in secondary schools. She announced plans to inaugurate Anti-Human Trafficking and Violence Against Persons Vanguards in 50 secondary schools in Delta. …
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The Director-General, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, Prof Fatima Waziri-Azi, speaks with STEPHEN ANGBULU on the agency’s achievements in its 20 years existence, its challenges and why culpable Nigerians should shun trafficking of any kind NAPTIP will be 20 years in July, what will you describe as the …
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The Nigeria Navy says it has rescued 50 prostitutes and arrested three suspected sex traffickers during a major raid on two brothels in Port Harcourt. Lt.-Cdr. Richard Iginla, Base Information Officer, Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Pathfinder, paraded the suspects and rescued victims before newsmen in Port Harcourt on Sunday. Iginla …
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Ibadin Chukwu, the Anambra State Commander, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has stated that the social media has become the fastest means of human trafficking. This is just as she cautioned the youths of the country to be wary of deceptive advertorials claiming to be offering …
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Internal trafficking is on the rise in Nigeria, according to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP). The agency noted that the rate was significantly higher than that of external trafficking. Fatima Waziri-Azi, the Director-General, spoke on Thursday in Benin at a meeting with stakeholders and …
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