In a statement on Monday via its official X (formerly Twitter) account, the agency said the command had been instructed to work closely with relevant state authorities to ensure swift and appropriate action.
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The anti-trafficking agency made the decision to probe Simi known in a statement issued on its Instagram page on Tuesday.
This notice comes amid renewed scrutiny sparked by the resurfacing of Nigerian singer Simi’s tweets from 2012, which some social media users have misinterpreted as inappropriate.
The suspects were arrested during an intelligence led operation carried out by troops of the Headquarters 13 Brigade, Nigerian Army, in the state capital.
Gloria Bai, Zonal Commander, NAPTIP Zonal Command, Makurdi, made the disclosure at a press conference in Makurdi.
The operation was carried out by the FCT Department of Child Development in collaboration with the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) and other security and social welfare agencies.
This was contained in a statement issued to newsmen by the Press Officer of NAPTIP, Vincent Adekoye, on Thursday in Abuja.
Abdullahi Babale, the Commander, Kano Zonal Command of the agency, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
The Director-General of NAPTIP, Hajia Binta Adamu-Bello, made the call during a news conference she addressed in Abuja on Friday.
NAPTIP, in a press release signed by its Spokesman, Vincent Adekoye, on Monday, said the operation was part of a decisive crackdown on trafficking syndicates that specialise in the recruitment and trafficking of Nigerians to Middle East countries.
On June 27, 2025, NAPTIP listed Speed Darlington as wanted over alleged cases of rape, cyberbullying and cyberstalking.
A statement by Vincent Adekoye, NAPTIP Press Officer, on Saturday identified the victim as the firstborn and only female child of one Malam Usman Aliyu.
The 20 victims were trafficked from the Republic of Equatorial Guinea and Togo to Nigeria for various forms of labour exploitation before they were rescued.
She spoke at a strategic meeting with Hajia Binta Adamu Bello, Director-General, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons
NAPTIP and ICMPD raised the alarm at the unveiling of the Anti-Human Trafficking and Violence Against Persons Vanguard Students Clubs at Ihogbe College and Oba Akenzua II Secondary School in Benin City on Tuesday.
Ogbozor who was charged with alleged human trafficking, was not present in court when his matter was called up on Tuesday, thereby stalling his arraignment.
The victims arrived in Lagos on Saturday night via an Air Peace flight.
This was disclosed on Sunday in Abeokuta by Bosede Jimoh, Ogun commander of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons.
The suspects , 32-year-old Emmanuel Uzor Igwe and 30-year-old Ugochukwu Christian , were apprehended at their mansion in Lugbe, Abuja, which also served as the operational base of the criminal gang.
The State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Child Development, Mary Sinjen, disclosed this on Friday while reuniting the rescued children with their families.