trafficking
20 Jan
The Taraba Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has arrested two suspects attempting to traffic 16 children.
29 Dec
The police have busted an inter-state child abduction and trafficking syndicate and arrested nine suspects after months of tracking across seven states.
24 Dec
Four French judges on Sunday began questioning more than 300 Indians travelling on a plane detained near Paris over suspicions of human trafficking.
8 Dec
National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has backed the Innovations for Poverty Action(IPA) on the launch of its data-driven approach for eradicating trafficking in persons.
25 Sep 2023
Some youth corps members serving in Oshodi-Isolo Local Council in Lagos State, have warned unsuspecting members of the public against human trafficking. The corps members spoke at Ikeja Junior College, during their Community Development Service (CDS) outreach. Delivering a lecture on trafficking to the students, Victor Madu, lamented increasing cases of trafficking in Nigeria in the…
21 Jul 2023
Some members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Lagos, yesterday, took to the streets to sensitise residents and markets within Oshodi/Isolo Local Council on the dangers of child/human trafficking.
9 May 2023
Officials of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), attached to the recently established Alimosho Passport Front Office in Lagos State, have burst plans by a suspected human trafficking ring to traffic two underage girls out of the country for illicit activities.
22 Apr 2023
ASURF Films, in partnership with Nexthought Studios, Ifind Pictures (France), Black Mic Mac (France), Martian Network (The Netherlands), and Alma Production (Cote D’Ivoire), has announced the commencement of principal photography for the much-anticipated Pan-African film, 3 Cold Dishes.
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