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The Menace of Baby Factories
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The Menace of Baby Factories

The illicit trade in babies by unscrupulous people is becoming a menace to our society The Delta State Police Command last week arrested two male suspects and rescued three pregnant women from a ‘baby factory’. It is the latest in what has become a scandalous business in human trafficking and associated crimes in Nigeria. In…

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…

Organ Harvesting: Beam Searchlight on Your Members, NAPTIP Urges NMA
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Organ Harvesting: Beam Searchlight on Your Members, NAPTIP Urges NMA

Alex Enumah in Abuja As reported cases of organ harvesting continue to be on the increase, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has called on the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) to beam its searchlight on activities of its members, noting that removal of organs for transplant can only be done…

Nigeria Takes Steps to Stop Migrant Smuggling
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Nigeria Takes Steps to Stop Migrant Smuggling

Abuja (Nigeria) 16 December 2021 – The smuggling of migrants is a big business in Nigeria with criminal networks charging large sums of money to move people in and out of the West African country or facilitate their transit. In recognition of the  magnitude of this crime, its impact on the security of the country…