Seven more young girls trafficked to Ghana have been rescued and brought back to Nigeria, while five traffickers were arrested in Ghana with the help of Ghanian Anti Human Trafficking Police, NIDO Ghana and the Nigerian High Commission in Accra.…
Driver arraigned for stealing N22m, Guard beaten over car theft, 2 jailed for drug trafficking and more
What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Driver arraigned for allegedly stealing employer’s N22m (Punch) A 33-year-old driver, Oluwatosin Eko, was on Tuesday,…
UK’s richest family convicted of exploiting staff at Swiss villa
A Swiss court handed jail sentences Friday to four members of Britain’s richest family, the Hindujas, branding them “selfish” for exploiting Indian staff at their Geneva mansion. Lawyers for the members of the Swiss-Indian family — who were not present…
Couple, accomplice arrested for alleged human trafficking in Anambra
Anambra State Government through the Ministry of Women and Social Welfare has handed a couple and an accomplice to the police over alleged human trafficking in Ifitedunu, Dunukofia Local Government Area of the state. This was made known in a…
South-East among highest in human trafficking — NAPTIP
Prof. Fatima Waziri-Azi, Director General (DG) of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), says the Southeast ranks among the regions with the highest human trafficking infractions in the country. Waziri-Azi said this on Monday at…
Plane held in France over trafficking concerns lands in India
A plane carrying hundreds of Indian passengers that was grounded in France for four days amid a probe into possible human trafficking has arrived in India. The Airbus A340 carrying 276 Indian passengers landed in Mumbai early on Tuesday morning,…
Plane grounded in France over human trafficking fears
A plane carrying 303 Indian passengers has been grounded at an airport in north-eastern France on suspicion of human trafficking, French media report. The Airbus A340 was flying from the United Arab Emirates to the Nicaraguan capital, Managua. It was…
Gender-based violence: Religious leaders urged to instill moral values in followers
The Executive Director of Lux Terra Leadership Foundation, Rev Fr George Ehusani, has charged religious leaders to instil moral values in their congregants in a bid to halt gender-based violence. He stated this on Tuesday in Abuja at the opening…
Pakistan: 15 arrested in connection with Greece boat tragedy
Fifteen human traffickers, including a key suspect, have been arrested in Pakistan in connection with a Greece boat tragedy. This happened when scores of Pakistanis were killed and many went missing along with people from other countries, the Prime Minister’s…
Andrew Tate charged with rape and human trafficking
Controversial influencer Andrew Tate has been charged in Romania with rape, human trafficking and forming an organised crime group to sexually exploit women. His brother Tristan and two associates also face charges. All have denied the allegations. The Tate brothers…