NAPTIP

Court remands man, 32, in prison for alleged rape

An FCT High Court in Kubwa, on Wednesday remanded a 32-year old man, Anthony Okoye in a correctional centre for allegedly raping an 18-year old girl. The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) charged the accused…

NAPTIP, DSS operatives rescue trafficked Burundians

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) and the Department of State Services (DSS) says a Burundian woman and her children, trafficked in a village in Imo, have been rescued. The Assistant Public Relations officer of…

Ebonyi: NAPTIP to beef up effort to fight trafficking

The National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, (NAPTIP) has expressed readiness to embark on massive campaign and sensitisation in Ebonyi. Head, NAPTIP Liaison Officer, Mrs Bertha Offor, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abakaliki. Offor, who said the campaign…

Buhari appoints Fatima Waziri-Azi as DG NAPTIP

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr Fatima Waziri-Azi, as Director General, National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP). This is contained in a statement by his spokesperson, Malam Garba Shehu on Wednesday in Abuja. According…

Human trafficking targets 70% women — DG NAPTIP

Mrs Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, the Director General, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), has described human trafficking as a crime that targets 70 per cent women, both young and old. Sulaiman-Ibrahim said this on Friday at a…