Shehu Umar, the Zonal Commander in charge of Kano Zone, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Kano.
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Trafficking in Persons is a billion dollar illicit business fuelled by the high demand and supply in the value chain of modern day slavery. Majority of the victims of Human Trafficking are coerced into exploitative sex trade which includes prostitution, pornography and sodomy.
Alhaji Shehu Umar, NAPTIP Kano Zonal Commander, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Kano.
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons charged Ezema, who resides in Zone 9, Lugbe Airport Road, Abuja with assault, to which he pleaded not guilty.
The Director General of the agency, Julie Okah-Donli, made the call at a news conference on Wednesday in Abuja, noting that such domestication would help in dealing with perpetrators of rape.
Julie Okah-Donli, Director General of the Agency, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Abuja, following the rising cases of rape in the country.
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, Benin Zonal Command says it has secured a seven years jail term against one 43-year-old Kingsley Ugowe for sexual exploitation.
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons on Friday said it had recorded over 30 cases of human violence during the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown.
A trafficked Nigerian lady, Oluwatosin Adetula, 26, has begged Nigerians to help in returning her to Nigeria before she dies in Oman.
Barely two months after the rescue of the much publicised victim of trafficking from Lebanon, operatives of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons have rescued two Nigerian trafficked victims from Beirut, the capital City of Lebanon.
Barely two months after the rescue of the much publicised victim of trafficking from Lebanon, the operatives of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons have rescued two Nigerian trafficked victims from Beirut, the capital City of Lebanon.
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has charged a 45-year-old Director of Finance, Sokoto State Urban and Regional planning Board, Ahmed Yahaya, and two other Staff of the Board for alleged procurement and sexual exploitation of a 12-year-old female “sachet” water seller, Maryam Muhammad.
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Person on Friday said the agency apprehended no fewer than 130 suspected human traffickers and rescued 190 victims within three years.
The News agency of Nigeria reports that the traffickers were arrested by officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service at the Seme border in Lagos State.
The National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons on Tuesday said it had bursted another baby-sale racket and arrested two female suspects that were involved.
The National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons says it has rescued another 34-year-old lady, Kikelomo Olayide, who was allegedly deceived to Lebanon for employment.
This comes on the heals of the recently celebrated rescue and return of Omolola Ajayi, who had been falsely recruited as an English teacher, only to be exploited as a domestic servant in Lebanon.
The latest development came on the heels of the call by the Director General of NAPTIP, Dame Julie Okah-Donli, on leadership of the various regulatory bodies in the country to warn their members against aiding the trafficking of Nigerians for illicit purposes.
The Lagos State Command of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons says it secured conviction for 84 human traffickers since inception in 2003.
Justice R.O. Oghoghorie sentenced Chinasa Ugwu, 28; Mary Effiong, 19; Grace Bright, 25; and Happiness Asuquo, 20.