The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says human traffickers have devised another means to lure Nigerians out of the country with fake jobs in Ghana, Ivory Coast, and other countries in West Africa. The Director-General of NAPTIP, Prof Fatima Waziri-Azi, revealed this at the …
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Its Director-General, Prof. Fatima Waziri-Azi made the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. She was speaking in view of the donation of two four-wheel drive vehicles by the Canadian government to Nigeria. The vehicles were presented to the agency by …
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The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking In Persons (NAPTIP) has busted a human trafficking syndicate and arrested two suspects. The suspects, Waukomis Chidiebere Chukwu and Joseph Okoi Nka, were paraded at the agency’s Headquarters on Friday, June 16, 2023. In a press briefing, the Director General …
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he National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has stated that women carry out majority of the human trafficking and adoption crimes in Nigeria. Fatima Waziri-Azi, director-general of NAPTIP, said this on Thursday, May 25, at a workshop organised for non-governmental organisations in Akwa Ibom, …
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The National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons and Other Related Offences (NAPTIP) has reunited a 2-year-old victim of human trafficking with her 18-year-old birth mother. Speaking at the handing over ceremony of the child, NAPTIP Director-General, Mrs Fatimah Waziri-Azi, said the girl was deceptively taken from …
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The Nigerian Navy says it has rescued 50 teenage prostitutes and arrested three suspected sex traffickers during a major raid on two brothels in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Lieutenant Commander Richard Iginla, Base Information Officer, Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Pathfinder, disclosed this on Sunday, October 30, while parading the suspects …
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The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking In Persons (NAPTIP), on Wednesday, July 13, rescued a 12-year-old girl given out in marriage as a third wife in Benue State. A resident of the community, Lucky Udu, used his social media page to draw the attention of the agency to …
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Ten victims of human trafficking on their way to Niger Republic to be used as labourers have been rescued by the Kano State Command of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking In Persons (NAPTIP). Zonal Coordinator of the Command, Abdullahi Babale, disclosed this in an interview on Friday, …
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The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the four days training is organised by NAPTIP in partnership with Action Against Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants in Nigeria (A- TIPSOM NIGERIA), A-TIPSOM NIGERIA is a Spanish project funded by European Union (EU) to fight human trafficking. The training …
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Controversial Nigerian journalist Kemi Olunloyo has called on the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) to strip actress Tonto Dikeh of her ambassadorial deal. This is coming amidst the long time fight between Tonto Dikeh and Kemi Olunloyo over some of the allegations made against the …
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