Tag: trafficking

The charges said the defendants committed the offences in Abuja in April.

“Any officer who aids, ignores, or facilitates this act is in direct violation of their oath and a threat to ...

The victims, according to the ministry, were lured from Ghana to Nigeria.

“We know that when women are empowered, communities are strengthened, and when women and girls are protected, our future becomes ...

In one of the emails Mr Epstein wrote to himself, the late sex offender suggested that Gates was having an ...

NCS Katsina command officials describe the seizure as the largest in its history

Residents said soldiers last Friday night stormed the community in the Igabi Local Government Area and flattened several homes, leaving ...

The report also examined the destinations of the unprocessed metals and minerals and the proceeds from their trade.

The federal government reaffirms its commitment to biodiversity conservation and the protection of endangered wildlife species in line with global ...

The commander told NAN that 31 of the suspects were convicted to various jail terms, 39 of the cases were ...

Mr Lukman admitted to his crimes of child trafficking and revealed he had sold 11 children before he was caught

“They had earlier sold a six-year-old child for N800,000. They have concluded plans to sell Godday’s children for N2.4 million.”

The minister said the government is committed to creating an environment where every child will have access to education

The man, Jude Okechukwu, spoke when he appeared on Berekete Family, a popular human rights broadcast station in Nigeria.

Growing populations, established criminal networks and thriving gangs make these cities the perfect market for smugglers.

“Right now, we are still suffering from the situation that led to the removal of Muammar Gaddafi in Libya," the ...

The 11 victims who were all women, were apprehended in the Niger Republic on their way to Libya.

Political and economic insecurity in the Balkans and Libya benefit transnational trafficking syndicates.

Mr Guterres added that human traffickers are also leveraging the negative impacts of COVID-19 to exploit their victims.

Mrs Edomwonyi was convicted on Thursday in Benin, for the same offence she was rescued from at Seme borders, a ...

Of that figure, 108 were rescued in 2020 and 18 persons in 2021 respectively and another 500 have been convicted ...

NIS said the suspected victims are from Abia, Kogi, Anambra, Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Lagos and Imo States, among others.

EFCC says preliminary investigation reveals that the suspect deals in a human organ bank and leads a syndicate of fraudsters ...

The ministry says it cannot be "held responsible for the huge numbers of Nigerians trafficked through the Nigerian borders every ...

An official says as soon as investigations are over, the suspects would be charged to court.