A suspected kidnapper and child trafficker, Tayo Adeleke, had confessed to the Ogun State Police Command how he and other members of his gang had been kidnapping children to sell in neighbouring Benin Republic. PUNCH Online reports that Adeleke is currently in the police net, where he is being interrogated over an attempt he […]
The Police Command in Anambra has arrested a couple suspected of trafficking a one-month-old baby from Lagos to Onitsha. This is contained in a statement signed by the State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, and made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Onitsha. Ikenga said that the interception was made at Bridgehead […]
A woman known to have sold over 120 children has been arrested by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking In Persons (NAPTIP), according to the Director-General, Prof Fatima Waziri-Azi. She made the disclosure on Thursday when she appeared before the Senate Committee on Special Duties in Abuja. Incidentally, NAPTIP has never had […]
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, […]
