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NAPTIP vows tough crackdown on traffickers in 2026 as 93 convicted in 2025

Daily Dispatch January 19, 2026

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has warned that 2026 will be an extremely difficult year for human traffickers operating in the country, as the agency intensifies its crackdown on trafficking networks across Nigeria. The Director-General of NAPTIP,

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NSCDC busts trafficking ring, foils attempt to move 14 women to Egypt and Israel

Daily Dispatch December 8, 2025

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has uncovered and disrupted a major human trafficking operation in Abuja, rescuing 14 women and arresting two members of the suspected syndicate behind the scheme. According to a statement by NSCDC spokesperson Afolabi Babawale, the operation was executed by the Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad (CG’s SIS)

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NAPTIP partners ICMPD to build capacity for investigators, prosecutors

Daily Dispatch December 4, 2025

.Director General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Binta Bello has revealed that the complexity of human trafficking, coupled with the evolving nature across the country requires expertise and diligent skills for investigation and prosecution that will enable them to outsmart the antics of the traffickers. She stated this […]

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NAPTIP calls for unified national response to rising violent crime

Daily Dispatch December 3, 2025

The Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Dr. Binta Bello has called for a coordinated national effort to confront the growing wave of violent crime across the country. She made the appeal in Abuja on Wednesday at the High-Level Policy Dialogue on stopping violent crime in Nigeria. Speaking […]

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NAPTIP vows tougher measures against Gender-Based Violence

Daily Dispatch November 24, 2025

The Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Hajiya Binta Bello has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to eliminating all forms of gender-based violence in the country. She made the commitment on Monday at a press conference on activities lined up by the agency for the commemoration of the […]

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France, Italy collaborates with Nigeria to boost human trafficking fight

Daily Dispatch October 29, 2025

…Launch Common Operational Partnership Project The French and Italian governments, in conjunction with Nigerian government have launched the Common Operational Partnership (COP Nigeria) Project aimed at combating human trafficking. Speaking at the official launch of the project in Abuja, the Director General of National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons