News as it breaks
The ECOWAS Commission, through its Directorate of Humanitarian and Social Affairs (DHSA), has reaffirmed its commitment to eradicating human trafficking in West Africa as it joined the global community in commemorating the 2025 World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. This year’s theme, “Human Trafficking is Organized Crime – End the…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has raised alarm over the growing nexus between wildlife trafficking and other transnational crimes, revealing that the illicit trade is now closely tied to money laundering, arms smuggling, and illegal financial flows. Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, made the disclosure on Thursday during…
In a sweeping crackdown on narcotics trafficking, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have made multiple high-profile seizures, including cocaine stashed in lipsticks and property documents, and busted major drug syndicates operating across Nigeria. In a statement on Sunday, NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi revealed that the agency’s…
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…
