Police in Niger State have arrested one Blessing Jeremiah (51) of Keteten-Gwari area of Minna, Niger State, for allegedly stealing a three years old girl to sell. The spokesperson of the command, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, while parading the suspect, said “On 25/10/2023 at about 1930, one Mrs. Blessing Jeremiah of Keteren-Gwari Minna was seen […]
A grandmother identified as Oluchukwu Nwosu from Nkwelle, the Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State, is in police custody in the state for allegedly selling a newborn for N50, 000. PUNCH Metro gatheredthat the baby was delivered out of wedlock by the suspect’s daughter identified as Ijeoma. The security operatives of the state […]
Mrs Fatima Waziri, Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), says the agency has secured 631 convictions since its establishment. Waziri made this known while speaking with newsmen during the workshop for its Public Relations Officers (PROs) and Public Enlightenment Officers (PEO) on Wednesday in Lagos. Waziri said […]
70-year-old woman, Bisi Egberongbe, was on Saturday caught with a stolen child in the Agege area of Lagos State. According to a report, the septuagenarian had succeeded in luring the 2-year-old boy from his Agege home, and gone far before she was accosted by some group of boys within the community. The report said […]
Fear has enveloped the Amaraku market in the Isiala Mbano council area of Imo state, following the stealing of a 7-month-old baby by a suspected child traffic syndicate, on Friday. It was gathered the incident has caused tension within the area as the residents continued to assist in the search for the missing child. […]
Troops of the Nigerian Army have raided a baby-making factory in Adamawa State, arresting seven suspects. Channels Television reports that the suspects were apprehended during the operation on June 23, with the parade done at the military headquarters on Saturday. Also rescued were 17 teenage girls as well as two babies. More to follow….
Police operatives have arrested three men found with 41 children along the Okolowo expressway in Kwara state. According to a statement by Ajayi Okasanmi, spokesperson of the Kwara police command, the suspects and the children were intercepted around 4am on Saturday. The police said efforts are ongoing to reach the parents of the children, […]
In a move being hailed as a major achievement, the Rivers State Police Command has busted a child trafficking syndicate operating in Port Harcourt, the state capital. Acting on intelligence, the C4i Intelligence Unit Operatives of the Command over the weekend raided two buildings at Igwuruta and Omagwa communities respectively, both in the Ikwerre […]
A Circuit Court in Tamale, the northern region of Ghana has sentenced a 41-year-old Nigerian woman to five years in prison for human trafficking and forced prostitution. The woman, Blessing Favour, a resident of Tamale city, pleaded guilty to human and sex trafficking and was convicted on her plea. The presiding judge, Alexander Oworae, […]
Operatives of the Ogun Police command have arrested a couple, Godday and Ebere Samuel for alleged human trafficking. The couple was arrested in the Ota area of the state, for allegedly trafficking a 16-year-old girl, Maria Adeniji. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, Abimbola Oyeyemi confirmed the arrest of the suspects […]
