Plateau State Governor, Simon Lanlong has decried the level of human trafficking in the country especially exploitation of persons with disability saying that concerted efforts must be made to ensure that Nigerians are protected irrespective of their status and tribe. He made the assertion in Abuja during the reunion of a
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A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Lugbe, Abuja this Tuesday sentenced one Friday Elijah to 6 years imprisonment for incest with his 13 year old daughter and inflicting physical injury on her. Friday Elijah, 35 years old indigene of Cross River State was arrested in July 2015
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Human traffickers must be crippled economically by destination countries and International Law Enforcement Agencies if the fight against human trafficking is to be won. The Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Dame Julie Okah-Donli stated this on Wednesday in Abuja while playing host to
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This woman, Perebi Nicole Otubo whose pictures are displayed is wanted by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) for Human Trafficking. She hass been linked to an International Human Trafficking ring that specializes in trafficking young girls from Nigeria to Dubai and Abu Dhabi, United
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The Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Dame Julie Okah-Donli has asked the Italian authorities to ensure that those involved in the death of the 26 girls on the Mediterranean Sea recently are properly identified and prosecuted. She also frowned at the haste with
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The Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Dame Julie Okah-Donli have called upon the tour operators, travel agents and airline operators to note their responsibilities as spelt out under Section 35 of the Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Enforcement and Administrative (TIPPEA)Act 2015, which
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A Federal Court sitting in Enugu has convicted two persons, Ernest Obieze and Ferdinand Okechukwu for unlawful procurement of an eight year old girl and having carnal knowledge of her. The convicted persons were sentenced to five-year jail term each with additional fine of N100, 000 each. They are also to
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The Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) Dame Julie Okah-Donli, has listed lack of proper information sharing and non disclosure by destination countries as some of the factors affecting the fight against human trafficking. The NAPTIP boss made this known in Rome, Italy at
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Officers of the German Police have concluded the training of the personnel of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking In Persons (NAPTIP) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on various strategies in the fight against human trafficking. The training which ended in Abuja at the weekend was
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The renewed efforts by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) to curtail incidences of human trafficking in the country has received a major boost as the United States of America (USA) has thrown its weight behind the activities of the Agency in order to improve
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