I don’t want to de-market Nigeria by saying that it is a country where anything goes. But it will take some deep thinking to come up with something that can actually be described as unattainable, impracticable or unimaginable here. We inhabit a land of paradoxes where poverty and humongous wealth maintain a grudging cohabitation. In Read More…
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Underage Girls Exploited in Motel on Lagos-Ogun Border Rescued
Four underage girls were rescued from a motel situated in Totomu village, near the border of Lagos and Ogun states, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Lagos Command announced on Monday. Mr. Usman Alfadarai, the Corps Commander, revealed that the motel was raided at approximately 11:53 a.m. on August 11. The operation was Read More…
Child Trafficking: Police reunites 5-month-old baby with mother in Ebonyi
Ola Echegbu, a 20-year-old mother was reunited with her five-month-old-son with the aid of the Ebonyi Police Command on Monday. SP Chris Anyanwu, the command’s Spokesman, revealed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Abakaliki on Monday. Anyanwu claims that the baby, who had been sold for half-a-million naira, was rescued by the command Read More…
15 Nigerian girls trafficked to Mali gain freedom through efforts of NAPTIP, others
In picture above: The 15 trafficked females who were rescued from Mali with the efforts of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) in collaboration with the Network Against Child Trafficking, Abuse and Labour (NACTAL) at their arrival at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Sunday, 20 February 2022. Credit: Read More…