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6 Feb

COURT SENTENCES 3 WOMEN IN LAGOS FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING

•The criminal trial in FHC/133/2017, came to an end on 29th January,2021 with the sentencing of the three defendants, all of whom were charged for contravening Section 23(1)(b) of TIPEA, 2015.

• They were all found guilty in counts 1-5 of the charge, but exculpated in count 6. The punishment attracts a minimum term of 2years, but not exceeding 7years.without option of fine. However, following plea of allocutus and the present Covid-19 pandemic, they were

sentenced to 6 months’ imprisonment to run concurrently from the time they were arrested in March,2015, hence they went home thereafter.

•The Director General lauded the efforts of the Judiciary in ensuring that justice is secured, and urged victims to report cases of human

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3 Feb

HUMAN TRAFFICKING IS A SOCIETAL MENACE THAT REQUIRES SOCIETY COLLABORATION………..SAYS NAPTIP DG

Director General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Imaan Sulaiman Ibrahim, has described grassroots awareness creation campaign,

comprehensive society collaboration and robust partnership as major counter trafficking strategies that will help to boost the fight against human trafficking in the Country. She stated this today in her office while receiving a delegation from the

International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) and Netherland who paid a courtesy visit to her.
The Director General who expressed happiness over the existing collaboration and well – thought out projects being jointly executed between the Agency and the ICMPD

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3 Feb

NAPTIP AND ICPC TO PARTNER IN THE FIGHT AGAINST TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS.

Earlier today the Director General Paid A courtesy visit to the Chairman ICPC.
in her speech she said it’s important we build bridges with sister agencies of law enforcement and investigation crimes.

In the past we’ve never collaborated in any area so that we build a partnership in the areas of financial investigation and asset recovery and in terms of training.
In his response, the Chairman thanked congratulated the Director General on her appointment he also said he has

had interaction with NAPTIP in the past and he was part of the advocacy for the passing of the law. Also NAPTIP is an integral part of this fight. I think the crime angle with the financial aspect is where we can collaborate on. You’ve talked about asset recovery and that’s

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3 Feb

COURTS JAIL A MIDDLE AGE SEXUAL OFFENDER IN SOKOTO

The sledge hammer of justice fell heavily on a heartless middle aged sex offender in Nigeria as High Court in Sokoto State have convicted him for sexual exploitation of a minor of age 9. The High Court in Sokoto presided over

by Honourable Justice Muhammad Muhammad slammed the convict, Aminu Ibrahim with a 4 year imprisonment.
The convict was dragged before the Court by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP). It would be recalled that the Director General of the

Agency, Imaan Sulaiman Ibrahim, had promised hell for human traffickers and all categories of sex offenders in the Country saying that the Agency was ready to seriously contend with them.

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3 Feb

COURT JAILS MIDDLE AGE MAN FOR TRAFFICKING A JOB SEEKER
A Federal High Court sitting in Asaba, Delta State capital presided over by Honourable Justice T. B Adegoke, has convicted a middle aged man Frank Israel for trafficking a 22 years old job seeker, Anthony Francis to Europe

for labour exploitation thereby violating the provisions of the Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Law Enforcement Act 2015 as amended.
The convict was arraigned in Court by the Benin Zonal Command of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP)

following his arrest by the men of the Asaba Division of the Nigeria Police in 2020.
In the case No. FHC/ASB/ 35c/ 2020, Investigation revealed that sometimes in 2017, the convict recruited the victim one Anthony Francis on the promise of smuggling him to Europe at the payment

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