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Amotekun arrests man for selling son to three different buyers at N1.25m
Operatives of the Western Nigeria Security Network, popularly referred to as Amotekun Corps, have arrested one Daniel Chigozie for allegedly selling his son to three different buyers in Ogun State. The Commandant of the Corps in the state, David Akinremi, disclosed that the Corps got intelligence that Chigozie, a 30-year-old, had sold his nine-month-old son,…
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Court jails 27-year-old woman for human trafficking in Osun
A 27-year-old woman, Ifeoma Sunday, has been sentenced to four months imprisonment for human trafficking by the Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State. The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, December 7, 2022. The agency said the 27-year-old woman Jumakai, Ewele, Ayepe,…
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NIS hands over Libya bound 17-yr-old-girl to NAPTIP
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has handed over to NAPTIP, a 17-year-old girl from Oyo State arrested in Kebbi while allegedly on her way to Libya. The girl was traveling alone when she was arrested by immigration personnel in Yauri Local Government Area of Kebbi. The NIS Comptroller in the state, Mrs Rabi Bashir-Nuhu, made…
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Japa: Why Nigerians are fleeing to foreign countries – NIS
The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has disclosed that the alarming rate of Nigerians fleeing to foreign countries is driven largely by social, economic and security concerns.
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Human Trafficking: NAPTIP presents 2022-2026 National Action Plan to stakeholders
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) on Monday in Abuja presented to its stakeholders the National Action Plan (NAP) on human trafficking for the year 2022-2026. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disasters management and Social Development, Hajia Sadiya Umar Farouq, during the presentation stated that the document was expected to…
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NAPTIP arrests woman for flogging granddaughter to death, dumps body in bush
Operatives of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Anambra State Command, has arrested a 37-year-old woman, Udeogu Chinelo, for allegedly flogging her three-year-old grand daughter to death. The offence of the deceased was unclear but she was said to have started convulsing after the beating and was rushed to hospital…
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[Video]: NAPTIP arrest woman for beating maid to death
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), has arrested a woman for beating her maid to death, and dumping her body in the bush. In a video making the rounds, the woman was heard narrating in Igo, how the incidence happened.
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NAPTIP warns youths against online job vacancies abroad
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has warned youths and parents to be wary of online offers for job opportunities abroad as human traffickers now take advantage of digital technology to trick unsuspecting persons and traffic them. The Director General of NAPTIP, Dr. Fatima Waziri-Azi stated this at a press…
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Schools critical tools to fight human trafficking – NAPTIP
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says that schools are critical tools in the war against human trafficking. Its Spokesman, Mr Vincent Adekoye, told newsmen in Lagos on Sunday that school administrators should see themselves as critical stakeholders in the fight against human trafficking in the country. ”Human trafficking is…
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INVESTIGATION: How fertility clinics deceive women with cryptic pregnancies, increase paternity fraud in Nigeria
Paternity fraud, a situation where a man is incorrectly identified as the biological father of a child, has become more rampant in Nigeria and often occurs between unmarried couples where a father seeks to avoid financial liability for a child he does not believe to be his. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) investigation shows that in recent times,…