Tag: trafficking
Man, 28, bags 3 months imprisonment for drug trafficking
LAGOS - A Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday sentenced a 28-year-old man, Israel Okoro, to three months’ imprisonment for trafficking in 400...
Businessman bags 10 years’ imprisonment with hard labour for drug trafficking
LAGOS - Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia of a Lagos Federal High Court on Wednesday sentenced a 31-year-old businessman, Onyemaechi Chibuzor, to 10 years' imprisonment...
Court sentences apprentice to 2 years imprisonment for hemp trafficking
LAGOS - A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday sentenced a 26-year-old apprentice, John Daniel to two years imprisonment for trafficking in hemp.
Daniel,...
Court sentences mother, son to 3 months imprisonment for child trafficking
ENUGU - The Federal High Court sitting in Enugu on Monday sentenced a mother and her son to three months imprisonment for attempted child...
Drug trafficking: Kashamu accuses U.S. Judge of racism, vows to fight...
A chieftain of the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, and a leader in the Ogun State chapter of the political platform , Buruji Kashamu, accuses...
Trafficking scandal: Head of Niger’s parliament flees to France
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — The head of Niger's National Assembly, who faces questioning in connection with a baby trafficking scandal, is in France,...
Nigeria’s most beautiful girl pledges to fight child trafficking, forced labour
LAGOS - Miss Iheoma Nnadi, Nigeria’s most beautiful girl, said on Thursday that she would use her crown to support the fight against the...
Immigration arrests human trafficking kingpin, 5 victims in Katsina
KATSINA - The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), said it had arrested a human trafficking kingpin, Muntari Hamidu, 30, and five victims in Katsina state.
The...
Italy to intensify fight against trafficking of persons
LAGOS - The Consul-General of Italy in Nigeria, Mr Stefano Leo, on Sunday disclosed his Government’s plan to intensify its fight against Nigerians being...
NDLEA officer testifies in court against three men over alleged drug...
LAGOS - A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday commenced the trial of three men over alleged trafficking in 50 grammes of cocaine.
The...
Deaf, dumb jailed 3 years for cocaine trafficking
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday sentenced a 32-year-old deaf and dumb, Aliu Sanni, to three years imprisonment for trafficking in cocaine.
Sanni,...
Immigration Service apprehends 24 human trafficking suspects
KATSINA - The Nigeria Immigration Service said it had arrested 24 persons suspected to be involved in human trafficking in Katsina State.
The Comptroller of...
Man, 40, docked for alleged drug trafficking
LAGOS - A 40-year-old man, Amaobi Okoye, was on Friday brought before a Federal High Court, Lagos, for attempting to export one Kilogramme of...
Woman, 32, docked for drug trafficking
LAGOS - A 32-year-old woman, Ngozi Nsuofor, was on Friday charged with an attempt to export 100 grammes of heroine at a Federal High...
Court commences trial in drug trafficking case
LAGOS - A Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday commenced hearing of a case of alleged importation of 10.2 kg of hemp from...
Cocaine trafficking: Court orders remand of siblings
LAGOS - A Federal High Court Lagos on Tuesday ordered the remand at the Ikoyi prisons of two siblings, Innocent Okafor and Uzoamaka Nnamani,...
Pope Francis vows to hold perpetrators of human trafficking accountable
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis I, has pledged to develop partnership between the Church and civil society to bring to justice those responsible for...
EU, Africa vow to tackle illegal migration, trafficking
BRUSSELS - European and African leaders on Thursday pledged to work together to fight human trafficking and illegal migration by improving the economic, social...
NDLEA arrest 60 year-old man for trafficking cocaine at the Lagos...
LAGOS - The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 61-year-old man, Prince Ifeanyichukwu, at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport for attempting...
WOTCLEF reiterates commitment to fighting child trafficking, labour
ABUJA - The Women Trafficking and Child Labour Eradication Foundation (WOTCLEF) on Tuesday reiterated its commitment to reducing the scourge of child trafficking and...