Nigerian Immigration Service

NIS hands 11 victims of human trafficking to NAPTIP – Premium Times Nigeria
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NIS hands 11 victims of human trafficking to NAPTIP – Premium Times Nigeria

The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has handed over 11 victims of human trafficking to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) Sokoto. The Service’s Public Relations Officer (SPRO), Controller of Corrections (CC), Tony Akuneme, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Mr Akuneme said the victims were repatriated back…

Alleged organ harvesting: NIS reveals real age of Ekweremadu’s kidney donor
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Alleged organ harvesting: NIS reveals real age of Ekweremadu’s kidney donor

  The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has revealed the real age of Nwamini David Ukpo, the man at the centre of the alleged transplant saga involving former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice. The Comptroller General of NIS, Isa Jere, said Ukpo is actually 21 years and not 15 as reported in…

UNODC facilitates talk with state and non-state actors from Niger and Nigeria to enhance bilateral cooperation to counter human trafficking and migrant smuggling
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UNODC facilitates talk with state and non-state actors from Niger and Nigeria to enhance bilateral cooperation to counter human trafficking and migrant smuggling

Lagos, Nigeria  May 2022 – Fighting human trafficking and migrant smuggling along the Niger and Nigerian border is of national, regional, and global concern. The passage between Niger and Nigeria is one of the main channels along various migrant smuggling routes, which also often mirrors trafficking in persons routes. These routes include a reciprocal trade…