Tag: naptip
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Tonto Dikeh becomes NAPTIP Ambassador
The National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), on Friday, applauded the humanitarian gesture of Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh, to the less privileged in the society. Mrs Julie Okah-Donli, Director- General of NAPTIP, made the commendation when she named Tonto as NAPTIP Ambassador. Tonto who led members of her NGO, Tonto Dikeh Foundation,…
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NAPTIP rescues 13,000, rehabilitates 8,000 trafficked persons
Dame Julie Okah-Donli, Director-General, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), said no fewer than 13,000 trafficked persons have been rescued by the agency. Okah-Donli disclosed this in an interview with the Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in New York at the premiere of a movie about human trafficking…
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Saraki, Dambazau, EU back Edo Govt.’s fight against human trafficking
The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau and the European Union have thrown their weight behind the Edo State government’s efforts at combating the scourge of human trafficking and illegal migration. At a Senate Round-table on Migration and Human Trafficking held in Benin City, the Edo State Capital, on…
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2,114 Nigerians evacuated from Libya in 48 days – NAPTIP
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) said on Saturday 2,114 Nigerians living in Libya had been brought back to the country from January till date. The Head, Press and Public Relations of NAPTIP, Mr. Josiah Emerole, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. Emerole quoted the Director-General of the agency,…
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NAPTIP seals baby factory in Abuja
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) said it had sealed an illegal maternity and baby factory in Nyanya, Abuja. This is contained in a statement signed by the NAPTIP spokesman, Mr Josiah Emerole, and made available to newsmen in Abuja on Sunday. Emerole said that the acclaimed Chief Medical Director…
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NAPTIP engages ‘witch doctors’ to fight human trafficking
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, has engaged the services of local witch doctors in Benin, Edo State to curb trafficking in persons. The state, and in particular its capital city, Benin, is reputed to have the largest cases of human trafficking in Nigeria. NAPTIP said it has gathered witch…
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Slave trade: NAPTIP, NIS, partner EU, others on trafficking, migration in Nigeria
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, and Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, have partnered with the European Union, EU, the International Organisation for Migration, IOM, and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, UNODC, on how to combat illegal migration and human trafficking in the country. The Director General of NAPTIP,…
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FG adopts whistleblowing policy to tackle human trafficking
The Federal Government has approved a whistleblowing policy in the fight against human trafficking. The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, conveyed the approval to the Director General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NATIP), Julie Okah-Donli. The Head, Press and Public Relations of…
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NAPTIP arrests another “notorious trafficker” in Edo
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) said it has arrested a 45-year-old woman, Rhoda Omorogie, alias Mama Bobo, for her alleged involvement in the trafficking of young girls from Benin to Europe. The NAPTIP Head of Press and Public Relations, Mr Josiah Emerole, said in a statement on Wednesday in…