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Saving girl-child from being endangered | Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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Saving girl-child from being endangered | Blueprint Newspapers Limited

Again, the rights of the girl-child is being canvassed for at a time that the society and indeed many states do not regard that gender with dignity. IDACHABA SUNNY ELEOJO reports. In every home in this country, there is a female gender either in the form of a child, teenager, wife or a mother. Not…

Two women bag two years imprisonment for human trafficking | The Guardian Nigeria News
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Two women bag two years imprisonment for human trafficking | The Guardian Nigeria News

NAFDAC arraigns businessmen over alleged importation of fake drugs Justice Hadizat Rabiu-Shagari of Federal High Court, Lagos, yesterday, convicted and sentenced two women, Osunabi Fatimoh and Olayinka Eniola, to 24 months imprisonment for human trafficking, The judge sentenced the two after they were found guilty as charged by the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking…

NDLEA arrests 4 wanted kingpins over 16 tons of illicit drugs in Lagos, Abuja, others
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NDLEA arrests 4 wanted kingpins over 16 tons of illicit drugs in Lagos, Abuja, others

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have intercepted two ladies and two men wanted in connection with over 16,000 kilograms (16 tons) of illicit drugs in Lagos, Abuja and Netherlands. In Lagos, anti-narcotics officers who have been on the trail of 48-year-old Aro Aderinde for weeks arrested him on Sunday October 16,…

The Nigerian migrants stirring to be deported from Agadez – Nigeria Abroad
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The Nigerian migrants stirring to be deported from Agadez – Nigeria Abroad

For several weeks, the repatriation of migrants expelled from Algeria to Niger has been very slow, and the transit camps in the region are overwhelmed, reports Infomigrants. he Malians left. The Guineans followed them. Other migrants from half a dozen other African countries, all expelled from Algeria, have also returned home thanks to the voluntary…

'In 2005, when BJP….': Gehlot on girls being auctioned in Rajasthan | Latest News India
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'In 2005, when BJP….': Gehlot on girls being auctioned in Rajasthan | Latest News India

Bhilwara girls auctioned on stamp papers: The horrific incident was highlighted in a NHRC report released earlier this week. By HT News Desk Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday deflected criticism of his government over horrific reports of girls being auctioned on stamp papers, declaring ‘the incident happened in 2005… when the Bharatiya Janata…

NAPTIP rescues 29 victims of trafficking in Kebbi – Ripples Nigeria
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NAPTIP rescues 29 victims of trafficking in Kebbi – Ripples Nigeria

The National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has rescued 29 victims of trafficking in Kebbi State. The NAPTIP Zonal Commander in-charge of Kebbi, Sokoto and Zamfara States, Misba’u Iya-Kaura, confirmed the development to journalists on Saturday in Birnin Kebbi. READ ALSO: NAPTIP rescues teenager from suspected human traffickers in Anambra He said…

Police, NIS rescue 30 victims of human trafficking in Katsina, Kebbi – Premium Times Nigeria
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Police, NIS rescue 30 victims of human trafficking in Katsina, Kebbi – Premium Times Nigeria

The police and immigration personnel in Katsina and Kebbi have rescued 30 persons being trafficked across the state. In separate statements on Friday, the victims confessed they were being trafficked out of the country. Nine victims were rescued in Katsina State while the remaining 21 were rescued in Kebbi State. Gambo Isa, the police spokesperson…

Nigeria Immigration rescues nine Europe-bound human trafficking victims
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Nigeria Immigration rescues nine Europe-bound human trafficking victims

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…

NAPTIP, police rescued nine victims of human trafficking in Kano: Official – Peoples Gazette
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NAPTIP, police rescued nine victims of human trafficking in Kano: Official – Peoples Gazette

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking In Persons (NAPTIP), in collaboration with the Nigeria Police, rescued nine victims of human trafficking in Kano. Zonal Coordinator for NAPTIP in Kano, Abdullahi Babale, said this in an interview on Tuesday in Kano. Mr Babale said that the two suspected human traffickers were arrested in connection…

NAPTIP, Expertise France, Others Partner States to Combat Human Trafficking in Nigeria
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NAPTIP, Expertise France, Others Partner States to Combat Human Trafficking in Nigeria

Sunday Okobi As part of activities to commemorate the World Day against Human Trafficking, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), International Organisation on Migration (IOM), Expertise France, International and Ibero-American Foundation for Administration and Public Policies (FIIAPP), and Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) have partnered the…