Abia State Police Command arrests child trafficking suspect Nnamdi Lazarus and rescues six abducted children in Uratta Aba

In a decisive operation aimed at dismantling criminal syndicates operating within the South-East region of Nigeria, the Abia State Police Command has successfully apprehended a 51-year-old man, Nnamdi Lazarus, in connection with a major child trafficking ring. The arrest, which took place in the Uratta area of Aba, led to the immediate recovery of six […]

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Ogun State NAPTIP Command Investigates Fathers Over Alleged Trafficking of Teenage Daughters to Libya

The Ogun State Command of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has launched a high-level investigation into a disturbing case of human trafficking involving two men who allegedly sent their 15-year-old daughters on a perilous journey through the Sahara Desert to Libya. The suspects, 55-year-old Akinsanya Oladimeji and 45-year-old Kehinde […]

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Telegram’s Failure to Curb Xinbi Guarantee: A Growing Hub for Global Crime and Human Trafficking

For over three years, the messaging platform Telegram has functioned as the digital backbone for a sprawling, illicit ecosystem known as Xinbi Guarantee. This Chinese-language marketplace has evolved from a niche forum into one of the internet’s most significant conduits for organized crime, facilitating an estimated $21 billion in total transactions. Despite repeated warnings from […]

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Singapore: Halt Imminent Execution for Cannabis Trafficking

A coalition of prominent international human rights organizations has issued a joint plea to the Singaporean government to immediately stay the scheduled execution of Omar bin Yacob Bamadhaj. The 41-year-old Singaporean national is set to be executed on April 16, 2026, following a conviction for trafficking cannabis. The appeal, spearheaded by Human Rights Watch, Amnesty […]

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