Trafficking: NIS intercepts 21 minors at Nigeria-Niger border

  The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has intercepted 21 minors, suspected to be victims of trafficking on Thursday at the Geidam border post in Yobe. The Yobe State Comptroller of…

Man, lover arrested for allegedly selling child for ₦450,000 in A’Ibom

  Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have arrested a lady, Christiana Ibanga, and her boyfriend, Inyene Akpan, for allegedly trafficking their own child and selling the infant…

Nine Pregnant Women Rescued From Baby Factory In Abuja

Nine pregnant women have been rescued from a baby factory in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The victims were rescued by officials of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking…

ALERT: New Human Trafficking Group, ACHAD Life Mission International Emerges

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has raised an alarm over the emergence of a new sect identified as ACHAD Life Mission International, reportedly linked to human trafficking and child separation.…

REVEALED: Spate of organ harvesting in Akwa Ibom, over 250k children trafficked — Official

The National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has accused some medical centres and personnel of indulging in organ harvesting in what has become a booming trade in…

Police Rescue 4 Children Stolen From Bauchi In Anambra

The Anambra State Commissioner of Police, Obono Itam, says four children allegedly stolen from their parents in Bauchi State and sold to another family in Anambra have been rescued. The…

NAPTIP Arrests Wanted Trafficker At Abuja Airport

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has arrested one Uadiale Christiana Jacob, also known as Christy Gold, a key member of an international human trafficking syndicate.…

1200 trafficking victims reunited with families in one year — Report

About 1,200 victims of trafficking in Nigeria were reunited with their families in one year, according to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons. NAPTIP revealed this…

Police bust child trafficking syndicate, rescue four children in Rivers

The Rivers State Police Command has announced that its operatives have dismantled a child trafficking syndicate and rescued four children in the Rumukwachi Community near Port Harcourt. The police also…

European Court Orders Spain to Pay €27,000 to Nigerian Trafficked as Teen

The European Court on Human Rights (ECHR) has ordered the Spanish government to pay a €27,000 compensation fee to a yet-to-be-named Nigerian lady who was trafficked into the country as a teenager.…

Police arrest Enugu doctor for alleged child trafficking, forgery

Police operatives in Enugu have apprehended Dr. Emmanuel Ugwumba over allegations of child trafficking and forgery in Udenu Local Government Area. The spokesperson for the Enugu State Police Command, Daniel…

Abia woman sells newborn twins, traffickers caught in Lagos

Two women, Ujunwa Una and Chinelo Igbechionwu, have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly taking part in the selling of newborn twin girls in the state.…

20 Ogun orphanages lose licences over illegal adoption

Ogun State Government has revoked the provisional licenses of 20 private orphanage owners operating in the state due to non-compliance with regulations and laws prioritising the well-being and safety of…

NEWS EXTRA: Couple buy baby from Lagos traffickers, arrested during naming ceremony

  The Lagos State Police Command has rescued a two-month-old baby boy from a couple, Mr and Mrs James Uwam, during the naming ceremony of the child in the state.…

58 More Trafficked Nigerians Rescued In Ghana – NIDCOM

  Another group of 58 Nigerian women and children have been rescued from human traffickers in Ghana, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has said. The Chairman of Nigerians In…