News as it breaks
A Nigerian-Australian woman, Binta Abubakar, has been arrested and charged with multiple human trafficking offences in Australia after allegedly luring students from Papua New Guinea (PNG) with fake scholarships and forcing them into unpaid farm labour. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) confirmed that the 56-year-old was apprehended on Wednesday, June…
In Nigeria, a nation where countless dreams of better futures abroad too often devolve into tragic realities, the battle against human trafficking remains one of the country’s most urgent and complex challenges. The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has positioned itself at the forefront of…
“I was desperate for death, but it wouldn’t come.” These haunting words were that of a young Nigerian woman, a survivor of human trafficking(name withheld) for her safety. Her story was shared during a stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja, and is a painful testimony to the hidden horrors many Nigerians face…
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has successfully received another group of 13 Nigerian trafficking victims — 12 young women and a five-year-old boy — who were rescued from Ghana and Mali in a continued effort to combat human trafficking and modern-day slavery. According to the Commission, the victims repatriated…
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has called on the Federal Government to take decisive action by declaring a full-scale war against human trafficking in Nigeria. She made the appeal during a strategic meeting with the Director-General of the National…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has successfully repatriated 78 nationals who were victims of human trafficking from Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the development in an official statement on Sunday, reaffirming the country’s ongoing commitment to protecting its citizens and combating human trafficking. According to the…
In a major breakthrough against human trafficking, 231 Nigerian youths — both boys and girls — have been rescued from Ghana and safely returned to Nigeria in a coordinated multi-agency effort. The operation, facilitated by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), saw victims freed from forced involvement in cybercrime activities…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has recorded 37 cases of human trafficking in Bauchi State over the past year, according to Mr. Abdurrahman Abdullahi, the agency’s Head of Operations in the state. Speaking to journalists after a media parley on the need to domesticate…
The Katsina State Government has taken custody of Rahama Sanusi, a 13-year-old girl rescued from a suspected human trafficker by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) and the Katsina State Ministry of Women Affairs. While receiving Rahama on Tuesday, the Commissioner for Women Affairs, Hon.…
Operatives of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Yobe State Command, have rescued 21 children, aged between seven and 15, from suspected human traffickers while attempting to transport them to the Niger Republic. According to a statement by the State Comptroller, SS Jega, the interception occurred at the Geidam Control Post…
