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Navy rescues 18 victims of human trafficking

Navy rescues 18 victims of human trafficking

By Evelyn Usman The Nigerian Navy has rescued 18 victims of human trafficking in the  Rijiyar Lemu, Ungogo Local Government Area  of Kano State. The rescue according to  the Director of Information , Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan  was made at about 10 pm, last Saturday, following  a tip off from an officer in the Nigerian Navy […]
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Human Trafficking: FG, stakeholders’ chart ways to change narrative

Human Trafficking: FG, stakeholders’ chart ways to change narrative

By Gabriel Ewepu Nigeria is a country with one of the largest human population in the world, which it is currently the largest in Africa, and by implication, the human resource is astronomically high, which the young population is enormous and has become vulnerable to human traffickers over the years. This challenge of human trafficking […]

Police nab nine Europe bound victims of human traffickers in Katsina

Police nab nine Europe bound victims of human traffickers in Katsina

By Andy Asemota Katsina State Police Command has arrested no fewer than nine suspected Europe bound victims of human traffickers at the state’s border. The six girls and three young men were intercepted by the joint border patrol team attached to Mai’adua division at about 12 noon last Saturday, July 25, on transit to Libya […]

World Day Against Human Trafficking: CSO calls on govt, others to step up awareness

World Day Against Human Trafficking: CSO calls on govt, others to step up awareness

By Gabriel Ewepu and Fortune Eromosele NEW KARU-AHEAD of the World Day Against Human Trafficking, a Nongovernmental organisation, NGO, Secure D Future, SDF, International Initiative, Nigeria, Tuesday, called on government at all levels and Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, and other stakeholders to step up public awareness and sensitization on human trafficking. The call was made […]

4 sisters tricked from Abia by prostitution mafia, rescued in Niger Republic

4 sisters tricked from Abia by prostitution mafia, rescued in Niger Republic

By Bashir Bello Despite the clampdown travelling for prostitution abroad, the activities of human traffickers appear to be spiking by the day, claiming more victims with tales of agonies and woes. This is because the perpetrators are always devising new strategies to win the hearts of their victims and lure them into the illicit trade. […]