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…
Woman docked for fraud, Seun Kuti’s trial adjourned, Drug traffickers jailed 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. Woman, 32, docked over alleged N2.9b fraud (Guardian) A 32-year-old woman, Ijeoma Iwegue, on Wednesday appeared…
Electrician bags life jail for rape, Man arraigned for attempted murder 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. Electrician bags life jail for raping benefactor’s daughter (Punch) Justice Abiola Soladoye of an Ikeja Sexual…
NIS hands over Libya-bound 17-yr-old-girl to NAPTIP
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has handed over to NAPTIP, a 17-year-old girl from Oyo State arrested in Kebbi while allegedly on her way to Libya. The girl was traveling alone when she was arrested by immigration personnel in Yauri…
Woman arrested for murder of maid in Anambra
A yet-to-be identified woman has been arrested by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and Other Related Matters, Anambra State Command, for the murder of her maid. In the video shared on social media, on Thursday,…
Police parade 2 suspects for human trafficking in Sokoto
The Sokoto State Police Command has paraded two suspects for their alleged involvement in human trafficking and other related offences. Addressing journalists in Sokoto, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Muhammad Gumel, said one of the suspects was arrested…
NAPTIP arrests four over alleged trafficking, rape (PremiumTimes)
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has arrested four Nigerians for alleged human trafficking, rape and domestic violence. At a press briefing on Friday at the agency’s headquarters in Abuja, the acting NAPTIP’s director of…
3,089 cases of sexual, domestic violence in eight months –Lagos (Punch)
The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team said no fewer than 3,089 cases of sexual and domestic violence were reported in the state in the past eight months. The State Commissioner for Justice and Attorney-General, Adeniji Kazeem, made…