Director – General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Dame Julie Okah – Donli, has said that human trafficking remains one of the components of terrorism and a major threat to good governance and rapid economic recovery of any nation. She stated that
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A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, on Tuesday sentenced three women to jail for human trafficking offences. The Convicts: 29 years old Precious Owoh from Delta State, 25 years old Blessing Gabriel (aka Precious) from Edo state, and 25 years old Rose Gabriel from Edo state were arraigned in court
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A Federal High Court sitting in Jos, Plateau State has sentenced two men and one woman to jail for child trafficking. The Convicts, 49 years old Emeka Christopher, from Anambra, Ayamelum Local Government Area of Anambra State, 30 years old Kenneth Anajemba, from Oyi Local Government of Anambra State, and
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Director – General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Dame Julie Okah – Donli, has described the conviction of a British based- nurse, Josephine Iyamu as the beginning of the renewed determination by NAPTIP to bring all foreign - based human traffickers to
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The attention of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has been drawn to the statement by the spokesperson for the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Police Command, DSP Joseph Alabi exonerating the Police Officer, Mathew Esan, who was arrested by the Agency’s Operatives over his involvement
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Operatives of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) have intercepted and rescued 10 Nigerian youths who were being trafficked to Moscow, Russia. They were intercepted on Saturday night at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in an operation code named ‘’Operation BLOCK’’ while trying to
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The Federal Government has mandated the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), to carry out a comprehensive screening of all members of the Nigeria’s contingent to the World cup in Russia in order to forestall any incidence of human trafficking. To this end, all members
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A Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State has sentenced 27 years old Sylvanus Ubong Sunday to 2 years for human trafficking offences. The accused, from Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area of Akwa ibom State, was arrested by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking In Persons (NAPTIP)
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Director – General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, Dame Julie Okah - Donli has described any abuse on Internally Displaced Persons and other less privileged persons in the society as a crime that should not be swept under carpet irrespective of the status of
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A Federal High Court sitting in Makurdi has sentenced 18 years old Awua Mzehemen, male, and 40 years old Mbaikpeveyol Pius, female, to two years imprisonment each for human trafficking. The suspects were arraigned by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), with the case number FHC/MKD/CR/25/18,
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