NAPTIP Rescues Kebbi Children from Calabar Trafficking Syndicate, Reunites Them with Families

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) in Kebbi State has successfully reunited nine children, rescued from a human trafficking ring in Calabar, Cross River State, with their families. During a ceremony at the Government House in Birnin Kebbi, NAPTIP State Commander Musbau Iya Kaura handed the children over to their parents in the presence of Governor Nasir Idris. The children were among 19 minors abducted from southern Kebbi and trafficked by a syndicate operating in Calabar. Kaura revealed that the syndicate, which included a female lecturer from a Calabar higher institution, had been apprehended and…

21,000 Trafficking Victims Rescued In 20 Years – NAPTIP

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has said it rescued and received 21,181 victims of human trafficking in 20 years. The Director General of NAPTIP, Prof. Fatima Waziri-Azi, said this when she appeared before the Senate Committee on Social Duties for the defence of the 2024 budget. She said the agency would try to support victims as long as they needed to be supported, noting that the process required time and a lot of money. She explained that NAPTIP provides legal, medical support, rehabilitation and reintegration support to victims.   Waziri-Azi stated that in 2022, “NAPTIP…