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…

Husband and wife arrested for human trafficking in Anambra

  Anambra State Government through the Ministry of Women and Social Welfare has handed a couple and an accomplice to the police over alleged human trafficking in Ifitedunu, Dunukofia Local…

Nigeria govt rescues girls trafficked for prostitution in Ghana

  Abike Dabiri-Erewa, chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), says over 10 teenage girls trafficked to Ghana have been rescued. In a series of videos that went viral…

After Fisayo Soyombo’s investigation, Arrow of God orphanage founder lands in prison over child trafficking

Deborah Ogo, the founder of Arrows of God Orphanage Home, has been remanded in prison, according to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), FIJ reports.…

Man attempts to sell daughter for N1.5m

  A 39-year-old man, Yusuf Umar of Dagu village in Warji LGA of Bauchi State has been arrested by the State Police Command for attempting to sell his 5-year-old daughter…

Court remands Catholic Rev Sisters over N5m illegal adoption of babies

  Two Reverend Sisters of the Roman Catholic Church have been remanded by the Children, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Court of Anambra State over alleged illegal adoption of babies. The…

51 Cote d’Ivoire human trafficking bound victims rescued in Kano

  Fifty-one victims of human trafficking have been rescued by officers of the Kano State Hisbah Board. The victims who comprised 49 females and two males between 18 to 50…

In Ebonyi, police nab woman who stole children in 4 states

  The Police Command in Ebonyi has arrested a woman who specialises in abducting and selling children and rescued no fewer than six of the children. The woman, Ngozi Blessing…

Police rescue eight-month-old baby sold for N800,000 in Lagos

  The Lagos Police Command has confirmed that it has rescued an eight-month-old baby sold for N800,000 in the Ikorodu area of the state. The spokesperson for the Lagos State…

In The News: I’ve Sold Over 42 Children, Trafficker Confesses

  A 45-year-old child trafficker, Alimot Haruna, has confessed to selling off over 42 children into child labour in the last five years to the police at Lagos State Command.…

Two women imprisoned for child theft in Anambra

  A Chief Magistrate Court of the Children, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Court, sitting in Awka, Anambra State has sentenced one Faith Obi and Chinenye Obete to multiple jail terms.…

Nine arrested for trafficking children

  The Kano State Police Command has arrested nine suspects who specialised in interstate trafficking, abduction, buying and selling of minors. The state Commissioner of Police, Usaini Gumel, disclosed this…