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Congress Passes, President Signs Partial Reauthorization of Trafficking Victims Protection Act

ByEyes on Trafficking News January 6, 2023February 27, 2023

January 6, 2023 • 5:05 pm • Terry FitzPatrick WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden this week signed two bills passed in December during the final days of the 117th Congress to reauthorize portions of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA). ATEST applauds enactment of these bipartisan measures and calls on the current Congress to complete…

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Organ Harvesting Saga: Ekweremadu, Wife Sue NIMC, NIS, Others

ByEyes on Trafficking News December 12, 2022December 17, 2022

Former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice, have sued the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and others over controversy surrounding David Ukpo’s real age. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), others mentioned in the suit are: the Comptroller General (CG), Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS); Stanbic-IBTC Bank; United Bank of Africa…

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Nigeria Immigration rescues nine Europe-bound human trafficking victims

ByEyes on Trafficking News October 8, 2022October 24, 2022

The Nigeria Immigration Service on Saturday said it rescued nine victims of human trafficking along the Kazaure – Daura road in Jigawa State, North-west, Nigeria. The head of the command, Ahmad Bagari, told reporters that the victims were intercepted on 7 October, at about 5:00 p.m. as they were about to leave the country for…

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Alleged organ harvesting: Court to rule in Ukpo’s application Dec. 5

ByEyes on Trafficking News September 20, 2022December 24, 2022

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ukpo, through his lawyer, Bamidele Igbinedion, had filed a motion on notice marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/984/202, urging the court to set aside the orders, directing some agencies of government and banks to release his biodata to Ekweremadu and his wife. Ukpo, who joined the Ekweremadus as applicants/respondents in the…

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Alleged Organ Harvesting: Ukpo Asks Court to Reverse Order Releasing Bio-data to Ekweremadu, London Court

ByEyes on Trafficking News September 6, 2022December 24, 2022

Alex Enumah in Abuja David Ukpo, the young man at the center of an alleged organ harvesting crime involving Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, have asked a Federal High Court, Abuja to reverse its July 1 ruling that ordered the release of his bio-data in respect of a case against Ekweremadu and wife…

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Alleged Organ Harvesting: David Nwamini asks court to reverse order on release of bio-data to Ekweremadu

ByEyes on Trafficking News August 30, 2022December 24, 2022

An alleged victim of organ harvesting, David Nwamini, has urged the Federal High Court in Abuja to vacate its order for the release of his biometric information to Ike Ekweremadu. Mr Ekweremadu, a former Deputy Senate President of Nigeria and his wife, Beatrice, were arrested in the United Kingdom in June for allegedly trying to…

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